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Gilded Age, A Tale of Today

Gilded Age, A Tale of Today

Di: Mark Twain Charles Dudley Warner
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 The Gilded Age A Tale of Today, co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873, offers a sharp satire of the greed and political corruption that permeated post-Civil War America. The term Gilded Age, which has become synonymous with this era, derives from the title of this novel, inspired by Shakespeares King John (1595) To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess. This phrase highlights the absurdity of embellishing something already beautiful, a fitting metaphor for the excesses of the time. The title also suggests a stark contrast between an ideal Golden Age and the flawed reality of the Gilded Age, where superficial appearances mask deeper flaws. Although it may not be Twains most famous work, the novel has been published in over 100 editions since its debut, and is notable for being the only novel Twain wrote in collaboration with another author. Its title quickly came to symbolize the themes of graft, materialism, and corruption that defined public life during that period.Copyright Comedy and Fairy Tales Arte Politica e governo Scienze politiche Storia e critica della letteratura
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  • 064 - Chapter 63

    064 - Chapter 63
    Jan 10 2026
    The Gilded Age A Tale of Today, co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873, offers a sharp satire of the greed and political corruption that permeated post-Civil War America. The term Gilded Age, which has become synonymous with this era, derives from the title of this novel, inspired by Shakespeares King John (1595) To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess. This phrase highlights the absurdity of embellishing something already beautiful, a fitting metaphor for the excesses of the time. The title also suggests a stark contrast between an ideal Golden Age and the flawed reality of the Gilded Age, where superficial appearances mask deeper flaws. Although it may not be Twains most famous work, the novel has been published in over 100 editions since its debut, and is notable for being the only novel Twain wrote in collaboration with another author. Its title quickly came to symbolize the themes of graft, materialism, and corruption that defined public life during that period.
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    15 min
  • 063 - Chapter 62

    063 - Chapter 62
    Jan 9 2026
    The Gilded Age A Tale of Today, co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873, offers a sharp satire of the greed and political corruption that permeated post-Civil War America. The term Gilded Age, which has become synonymous with this era, derives from the title of this novel, inspired by Shakespeares King John (1595) To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess. This phrase highlights the absurdity of embellishing something already beautiful, a fitting metaphor for the excesses of the time. The title also suggests a stark contrast between an ideal Golden Age and the flawed reality of the Gilded Age, where superficial appearances mask deeper flaws. Although it may not be Twains most famous work, the novel has been published in over 100 editions since its debut, and is notable for being the only novel Twain wrote in collaboration with another author. Its title quickly came to symbolize the themes of graft, materialism, and corruption that defined public life during that period.
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    11 min
  • 062 - Chapter 61

    062 - Chapter 61
    Jan 8 2026
    The Gilded Age A Tale of Today, co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873, offers a sharp satire of the greed and political corruption that permeated post-Civil War America. The term Gilded Age, which has become synonymous with this era, derives from the title of this novel, inspired by Shakespeares King John (1595) To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess. This phrase highlights the absurdity of embellishing something already beautiful, a fitting metaphor for the excesses of the time. The title also suggests a stark contrast between an ideal Golden Age and the flawed reality of the Gilded Age, where superficial appearances mask deeper flaws. Although it may not be Twains most famous work, the novel has been published in over 100 editions since its debut, and is notable for being the only novel Twain wrote in collaboration with another author. Its title quickly came to symbolize the themes of graft, materialism, and corruption that defined public life during that period.
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    13 min
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