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| − | '''Charles Dudley Warner''' was a writer and humorist who collaborated with [[Mark Twain]] to pen the ''The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today'' (1873) which satirized greed and particularly political corruption in [[Washington, D.C.]] The novel remains influential today and has been cited as a metaphor for corruption elsewhere. | + | '''Charles Dudley Warner''' (1829–1900) was a writer and humorist who collaborated with [[Mark Twain]] to pen the ''The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today'' (1873) which satirized greed and particularly political corruption in [[Washington, D.C.]] The novel remains influential today and has been cited as a metaphor for corruption elsewhere. It was the first novel written by Warner or Twain,<ref>http://www.marktwainproject.org/biographies/bio_warner_charles.html</ref> achieved after their wives mocked at a social gathering for their apparent inability to write a novel.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20868296/the_story_of_how_mark_twain_and_charles/</ref> |
| − | The title of the | + | The title of the novel gave the name to an entire era in American politics. Warner viewed it as humor, while Twain considered their work to be a serious attempt to upgrade morality. |
Warner was an attorney and an editor for ''Harper's Magazine'', a prestigious publication of his time. He was an early critic of [[feminism]] and a defender of the importance of masculinity. | Warner was an attorney and an editor for ''Harper's Magazine'', a prestigious publication of his time. He was an early critic of [[feminism]] and a defender of the importance of masculinity. | ||
Revision as of 19:42, March 24, 2019
Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900) was a writer and humorist who collaborated with Mark Twain to pen the The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) which satirized greed and particularly political corruption in Washington, D.C. The novel remains influential today and has been cited as a metaphor for corruption elsewhere. It was the first novel written by Warner or Twain,[1] achieved after their wives mocked at a social gathering for their apparent inability to write a novel.[2]
The title of the novel gave the name to an entire era in American politics. Warner viewed it as humor, while Twain considered their work to be a serious attempt to upgrade morality.
Warner was an attorney and an editor for Harper's Magazine, a prestigious publication of his time. He was an early critic of feminism and a defender of the importance of masculinity.
Charles Dudley Warner was also the originator of two expressions which continue to be very popular today, the second one after adapted and repeatedly used by Mark Twain in modified form:
| “ | Politics makes strange bedfellows.[3] | ” |
| “ | The weather in New England is a matter about which a great deal is said and very little done.[4] | ” |