Satire or evasion? : Black perspectives on Huckleberry Finn /

Satire or evasion? : Black perspectives on Huckleberry Finn / edited by James S. Leonard, Thomas A. Tenney, Thadious M. Davis.

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: Leonard, J. S., Tenney, Thomas Asa., Davis, Thadious M., 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910. > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Characters > African Americans.
Finn, Huckleberry > (Fictitious character)
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Satire, American > History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Fugitive slaves in literature.
Race relations in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Racism in literature.
Racism.

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Call Number: PS1305 .S27 1991
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