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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (in English)
Twain, Mark
Synopsis "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (in English)"
"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is a satirical novel written by the famend American writer Mark Twain. The story follows the adventures of Hank Morgan, a practical and forward-questioning engineer from Connecticut who, after a head harm, inexplicably reveals himself transported again in time to the mythical generation of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Armed along with his know-how of nineteenth-century era and technology, Hank will become a "Connecticut Yankee" in King Arthur's court docket. He makes use of his cutting-edge knowledge to introduce progressive adjustments to the medieval global, along with creating telegraphs, steam strength, and superior weaponry. While first of all attempting to improve society, Hank soon realizes that his tries to modernize Camelot lead to accidental outcomes and project the traditional order. The novel is a biting satire on the romanticized notions of chivalry, feudalism, and the Middle Ages. Twain makes use of Hank Morgan's reports to criticize the superstitions and injustices of his own time by means of contrasting them with the perceived backwardness of Arthurian England. As Hank navigates the complexities of medieval existence and tries to reshape the route of records, readers are handled to a mix of humor, social remark, and journey.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, más conocido como Mark Twain, ha pasado a la historia de la literatura gracias al ingenio, humor y picardía que destila su obra. A menudo considerado el Dickens estadounidense, Twain fue periodista, tipógrafo, escritor y, sobre todo, un aventurero incansable. Su sed de aventuras lo llevó en un largo periplo lleno de experiencias: fue aprendiz de piloto, buscó fortuna en las minas de plata, recorrió el mundo dando conferencias y fue nombrado doctor honoris causa por la universidad de Oxford. Todo ello lo inspiró para empezar a escribir pequeños cuadernos de viaje que publicaba en la prensa. Se calcula que llegó a escribir más de 500 obras, entre las que destacan _Las aventuras de Huckelberry Finn_ y _Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer_: dos novelas en las que Twain evoca una infancia inocente y feliz, en la que brillan la ilusión y la rebeldía que preceden a la edad adulta. Mark Twain nació durante una de las apariciones del cometa Halley, y predijo que “se marcharía con él”. Efectivamente, el autor nos dejó el 21 de abril de 1910, a la estela de una nueva visita del cometa.
