{"product_id":"satire-or-evasion-black-perspectives-on-huckleberry-finn-paperback","title":"Satire or Evasion?: Black Perspectives on Huckleberry Finn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames S. Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough one of America's best known and loved novels, Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eRanging from the laudatory to the openly hostile, these essays include personal impressions of \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eSure to provoke thought and stir debate, \u003ci\u003eSatire or Evasion?\u003c\/i\u003e provides a variety of new perspectives on one of this country's most troubling classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors.\u003c\/i\u003e Richard K. Barksdale, Bernard W. Bell, Mary Kemp Davis, Peaches M. Henry, Betty Harris Jones, Rhett S. Jones, Julius Lester, Donnarae MacCann, Charles H. Nichols, Charles H. Nilon, Arnold Rampersad, David L. Smith, Carmen Dubryan, John H. Wallace, Kenny Jackson Williams, Fredrick Woodard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames S. Leonard is Professor of English at The Citadel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThadious M. Davis is Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.78 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782300729632,"sku":"9780822311744","price":56.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/acb09f1d7ae22cd6e319f166022abe6b.webp?v=1780567507","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/satire-or-evasion-black-perspectives-on-huckleberry-finn-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}