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UNINA9910778830303321 |
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Autore |
Mensh Elaine <1924-> |
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Titolo |
Black, white, and Huckleberry Finn [[electronic resource] ] : re-imagining the American dream |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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0-8173-1351-6 |
0-8173-1130-0 |
9780585300607 |
0-585-30060-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (183 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Adventure stories, American -- History and criticism |
African Americans in literature |
Fugitive slaves in literature |
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century |
National characteristics, American, in literature |
Race relations in literature |
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Political and social views |
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910. -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Literature and society - History - 19th century - United States |
Adventure stories, American - History and criticism |
English |
Languages & Literatures |
American Literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Trespassers; 2. Marginal Boy; 3. Shifting Perspectives; 4. Black Roots, White Roots; 5. Shallows, Depths, and Crosscurrents; 6. Identity Crisis; 7. Conscience Revisited; 8. Family Values; 9. The Kindness of Friends; 10. Fault Lines; Afterword; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This consequential book takes a hard, systematic look at the depiction of blacks, whites, and race relations in Mark Twain's classic novel, raising questions about its canonical status in American literature. Huckleberry Finn, one of the most widely taught novels in American literature, has long been the subject of ongoing debates over issues ranging from immorality to racism. Here, Elaine Mensh and Harry Mensh enter the debate with a careful and thoughtful examination of racial messages imbedded in the tale of Huck and Jim. Using as a gauge |
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