a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Johnson, Claudia D
1996
Collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary about the 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including study questions, topics for research papers and class discussions, and lists of further reading.
A guide to reading "Huckleberry Finn" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
Contains the complete text of "Huckleberry Finn" and eighteen essays that address three major controversies that surround the novel, including sexual orientation, Mark Twain's ending, and racism.
Covers the biography of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, historical background, the plot and characters of Huckleberry Finn, and includes a literary analysis of the book.
Examines the personal life and literary career of the American author of many well known books, including the somewhat controversial title, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.".
Literary criticism of Twain's work of the nineteenth century boy, son of the town drunk, and a runaway slave, who float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
Contains twelve critical analyses of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.