Huckleberry Finn

Originally published in 1987. Popular from its first publication, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains at the centre of heated controversy. Is it an adult novel or juvenile fiction? Is Huck a new model hero from the West or just another amoral prankster? Harold Beaver reconciles these divergent views into a comprehensive and lively critical account of the novel and the complex debates which surround it.

Sommario

Acknowledgments; Preface; Part One; 1. Missouri, Hannibal, Slavery 2. The Making of Huckleberry Finn 3. A Civil War among Huck’s Readers 4. What Kind of a Text?; Part Two; Huck’s World: The River and Its People 6. Sam Clemens and Huck Finn 7. Huck and Pap 8. Huck Adrift 9. Huck and Tom 10. Huck as Writer; Part Three; 11. The Writer as Huck 12. Soul-Butter and Hogwash 13. Mississippi Style 14. Run, Nigger, Run; Part Four; 15. Liberrians and Crickits; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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Harold Beaver

Riassunto

Originally published in 1987. Popular from its first publication, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains at the centre of heated controversy. Is it an adult novel or juvenile fiction? Is Huck a new model hero from the West or just another amoral prankster? Harold Beaver reconciles these divergent views into a comprehensive and lively critical account of the novel and the complex debates which surround it.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harold Beaver
• Con la collaborazione di: Harold Beaver (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138295971
• ISBN: 978-1-138-29597-1
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: The American Novel; Routledge Library Editions: The American Novel
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, North America, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers