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Black, white, and Huckleberry Finn : re-imagining the American dream
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mensh, Elaine, 1924-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- 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.
- Adventure stories, American.
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- Twain, Mark.
- Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character).
- Finn, Huckleberry.
- Local Subjects:
- 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-1351-6
- 0-8173-1130-0
- 9780585300607
- 0-585-30060-7
- OCLC:
- 855505306
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