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Black, white, and Huckleberry Finn [[electronic resource] ] : re-imagining the American dream



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Autore: Mensh Elaine <1924-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Black, white, and Huckleberry Finn [[electronic resource] ] : re-imagining the American dream Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 1999
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
Disciplina: 813.4
813/.4
Soggetto topico: 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
Altri autori: MenshHarry  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Black, white, and Huckleberry Finn  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-1351-6
0-8173-1130-0
9780585300607
0-585-30060-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778830303321
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