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245 00 a| Satire or evasion? :b| Black perspectives on Huckleberry Finn /c| edited by James S. Leonard, Thomas A. Tenney, Thadious M. Davis.;

260 a| Durham :b| Duke University Press,c| 1992.;

300 a| iv, 281 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-269) and index.;

505 0 a| Case against Huck Finn -- Struggle for tolerance : race and censorship in Huckleberry Finn -- History, slavery, and thematic irony in Huckleberry Finn -- Ending of Huckleberry finn : "Freeing the free negro" -- Veil rent in Twain : degradation and revelation in adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Mark Twain and the black challenge -- Huck, Jim, and American racial discourse -- Twain's "Nigger" Jim : the tragic face behind the minstrel mask -- Minstrell Shackles and Nineteenth-Century "Liberality" in Huckleberry Finn -- Huck and Jim : a reconsideration -- Nigger and knowledge : white double-conciousness in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- "A true book-with some stretchers" : Huck Finn Today -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; or, Mark Twain's Racial ambiguity.;

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650 0 a| Slavery in literature.=| ^A360547;

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650 0 a| Racism in literature.=| ^A95438;

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520 a| 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 critics examines the novel's racist elements and assesses the degree to which Twain's ironies succeed or fail to turn those elements into a satirical attack on racism. Ranging from the laudatory to the openly hostile, these essays include personal impressions of Huckleberry Finn, descriptions of classroom experience with the book, evaluations of its ironic and allegorical aspects, explorations of its nineteenth-century context, and appraisal of its effects on twentieth-century African American writers. Among the issues the authors contend with are Twain's pervasive use of the word "nigger," his portrayal of the slave Jim according to the conventions of the minstrel show "darky," and the thematic chaos created by the "evasion" depicted in the novel's final chapters. Sure to provoke thought and stir debate, Satire or Evasion? provides a variety of new perspectives on one of this country's most troubling classics.;

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

Other author	Leonard, J. S. (James S.)
Other author	Tenney, Thomas Asa.
Other author	Davis, Thadious M., 1944-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.
Description	iv, 281 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Political and social views. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Characters. --African Americans. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Slavery in literature. African Americans in literature. Race relations in literature. Racism in literature. Racism against Black people.

Contents	Case against Huck Finn -- Struggle for tolerance : race and censorship in Huckleberry Finn -- History, slavery, and thematic irony in Huckleberry Finn -- Ending of Huckleberry finn : "Freeing the free negro" -- Veil rent in Twain : degradation and revelation in adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Mark Twain and the black challenge -- Huck, Jim, and American racial discourse -- Twain's "Nigger" Jim : the tragic face behind the minstrel mask -- Minstrell Shackles and Nineteenth-Century "Liberality" in Huckleberry Finn -- Huck and Jim : a reconsideration -- Nigger and knowledge : white double-conciousness in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Morality and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- "A true book-with some stretchers" : Huck Finn Today -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; or, Mark Twain's Racial ambiguity.
Abstract	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 critics examines the novel's racist elements and assesses the degree to which Twain's ironies succeed or fail to turn those elements into a satirical attack on racism. Ranging from the laudatory to the openly hostile, these essays include personal impressions of Huckleberry Finn, descriptions of classroom experience with the book, evaluations of its ironic and allegorical aspects, explorations of its nineteenth-century context, and appraisal of its effects on twentieth-century African American writers. Among the issues the authors contend with are Twain's pervasive use of the word "nigger," his portrayal of the slave Jim according to the conventions of the minstrel show "darky," and the thematic chaos created by the "evasion" depicted in the novel's final chapters. Sure to provoke thought and stir debate, Satire or Evasion? provides a variety of new perspectives on one of this country's most troubling classics.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-269) and index.
LCCN	91014315
ISBN	0822311631
ISBN	0822311747 (pbk.)

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