Short Response: Is Twain's satire of Cooper's writing justified?
Do you see similar problems in Twain's own writing?
How might Cooper respond to Twain?
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Fenimore Cooper’s Literary OffencesIn 1895, Mark Twain published his biting critique, “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences”, which focuses on two of Cooper’s popular novels, The Pathfinder and The Deerslayer. Twain was entitled to his opinion, and the arguments that he made against Cooper’s books are valid, but Twain is also guilty of some of the same “offences” as Cooper....
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