The Resource Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece, Andrew Levy
Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece, Andrew Levy
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- Summary
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- A provocative, exuberant, and deeply researched investigation into Mark Twain’s writing of Huckleberry Finn, which turns on its head everything we thought we knew about America’s favorite icon of childhood. This book shows how modern readers have been misunderstanding Huckleberry Finn for decades. Twain’s masterpiece, which still sells tens of thousands of copies each year and is taught more than any other American classic, is often discussed either as a carefree adventure story for children or a serious novel about race relations, yet Levy argues convincingly it is neither. Instead, Huck Finn was written at a time when Americans were nervous about youth violence and “uncivilized” bad boys, and a debate was raging about education, popular culture, and responsible parenting — casting Huck’s now-celebrated “freedom” in a very different and very modern light. On issues of race, on the other hand, Twain’s lifelong fascination with minstrel shows and black culture inspired him to write a book not about civil rights, but about race’s role in entertainment and commerce, the same features upon which much of our own modern consumer culture is also grounded. In Levy’s vision, Huck Finn has more to say about contemporary children and race that we have ever imagined—if we are willing to hear it. An eye-opening, groundbreaking exploration of the character and psyche of Mark Twain as he was writing his most famous novel, Huck Finn’s America brings the past to vivid, surprising life, and offers a persuasive—and controversial—argument for why this American classic deserves to be understood anew. -- Publisher description
- "A groundbreaking and controversial re-examination of our most beloved classic, Huckleberry Finn, proving that for more than 100 years we have misunderstood Twain's message on race and childhood--and the uncomfortable truths it still holds for modern America"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxiv, 342 pages
- Contents
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- A new kind of entertainment
- Shiftless, lazy, and dadblasted tired
- Strange animals, to change their clothes so often
- An appeal in behalf of extending the suffrage to boys
- Boy No. 2
- The trouble begins
- Twins
- The freedman's case
- Huckleberry Capone
- Isbn
- 9781439186978
- Label
- Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece
- Title
- Huck Finn's America
- Title remainder
- Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Levy
- Subject
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- Amerikabild
- Boys in literature
- Boys in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Fugitive slaves in literature
- Fugitive slaves in literature
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature and society
- Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political and social views
- Race relations
- Race relations in literature
- 1800-1899
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Political and social views
- United States
- United States
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- Whites in literature
- Whites in literature
- Zeithintergrund
- Race relations in literature
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A provocative, exuberant, and deeply researched investigation into Mark Twain’s writing of Huckleberry Finn, which turns on its head everything we thought we knew about America’s favorite icon of childhood. This book shows how modern readers have been misunderstanding Huckleberry Finn for decades. Twain’s masterpiece, which still sells tens of thousands of copies each year and is taught more than any other American classic, is often discussed either as a carefree adventure story for children or a serious novel about race relations, yet Levy argues convincingly it is neither. Instead, Huck Finn was written at a time when Americans were nervous about youth violence and “uncivilized” bad boys, and a debate was raging about education, popular culture, and responsible parenting — casting Huck’s now-celebrated “freedom” in a very different and very modern light. On issues of race, on the other hand, Twain’s lifelong fascination with minstrel shows and black culture inspired him to write a book not about civil rights, but about race’s role in entertainment and commerce, the same features upon which much of our own modern consumer culture is also grounded. In Levy’s vision, Huck Finn has more to say about contemporary children and race that we have ever imagined—if we are willing to hear it. An eye-opening, groundbreaking exploration of the character and psyche of Mark Twain as he was writing his most famous novel, Huck Finn’s America brings the past to vivid, surprising life, and offers a persuasive—and controversial—argument for why this American classic deserves to be understood anew. -- Publisher description
- "A groundbreaking and controversial re-examination of our most beloved classic, Huckleberry Finn, proving that for more than 100 years we have misunderstood Twain's message on race and childhood--and the uncomfortable truths it still holds for modern America"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Levy, Andrew
- Dewey number
- 813/.4
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS1305
- LC item number
- .L48 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Twain, Mark
- Twain, Mark
- Twain, Mark
- Twain, Mark
- Twain, Mark
- Fugitive slaves in literature
- Boys in literature
- Whites in literature
- Race relations in literature
- Literature and society
- United States
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Amerikabild
- Zeithintergrund
- Boys in literature
- Fugitive slaves in literature
- Literature and society
- Political and social views
- Race relations
- Race relations in literature
- Whites in literature
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece, Andrew Levy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A new kind of entertainment -- Shiftless, lazy, and dadblasted tired -- Strange animals, to change their clothes so often -- An appeal in behalf of extending the suffrage to boys -- Boy No. 2 -- The trouble begins -- Twins -- The freedman's case -- Huckleberry Capone
- Control code
- ocn900332596
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxiv, 342 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439186978
- Lccn
- 2014040482
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781439186961
- (OCoLC)900332596
- Label
- Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece, Andrew Levy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A new kind of entertainment -- Shiftless, lazy, and dadblasted tired -- Strange animals, to change their clothes so often -- An appeal in behalf of extending the suffrage to boys -- Boy No. 2 -- The trouble begins -- Twins -- The freedman's case -- Huckleberry Capone
- Control code
- ocn900332596
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxiv, 342 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439186978
- Lccn
- 2014040482
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781439186961
- (OCoLC)900332596
Subject
- Amerikabild
- Boys in literature
- Boys in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Fugitive slaves in literature
- Fugitive slaves in literature
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature and society
- Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political and social views
- Race relations
- Race relations in literature
- 1800-1899
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Political and social views
- United States
- United States
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- Whites in literature
- Whites in literature
- Zeithintergrund
- Race relations in literature
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark)
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