Satire or Evasion? : Black Perspectives on Huckleberry Finn /

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Though one of America's best known and loved novels, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has often been the object of fierce controversy because of its racist language and reliance on racial stereotypes. This collection of fifteen essays by prominent African American scholars and c...

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Other Authors: Davis, Thadious M., 1944- (Editor), Tenney, Thomas Asa (Editor), Leonard, J. S. (James S.) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Twain, Mark. > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Twain, Mark (1835-1910). > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Finn, Huckleberry > (Fictitious character)
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Pensee politique et sociale.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Personnages > Noirs americains.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910. > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Characters > African Americans.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark)
Roman americain.
Noirs > Dans la litterature.
Esclavage > Dans la litterature.
Negers.
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain)
Kritik
Slavery in literature.
Satire, American.
Racism in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Literature and society.
Fugitive slaves in literature.
African Americans in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Esclaves fugitifs dans la litterature.
Litterature et societe > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Racisme dans la litterature.
Relations raciales dans la litterature.
Noirs americains dans la litterature.
Esclavage dans la litterature.
Satire, American > History and criticism.
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Schwärze
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Though one of America's best known and loved novels, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has often been the object of fierce controversy because of its racist language and reliance on racial stereotypes. This collection of fifteen essays by prominent African American scholars and critics examines the novel's racist elements and assesses the degree to which Twain's ironies succeed or fail to turn those elements into a satirical attack on racism. Ranging from the laudatory to the openly hostile, these essays include personal impressions of Huckleberry Finn, descriptions of classroom expe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9780822381716

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