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BL
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1007838
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b762208
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| Title & Author
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Mark Twain's The adventures of Huckleberry Finn /\ edited with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Bloom's guides
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109 pages ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791082415
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: 9780791082416
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-99) and index.
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| Contents
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Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views. David E.E. Sloane on the development of a "raft ethic" ; Louis J. Budd on historical relevance ; Michael Egan on Huck's language conventions ; William R. Everdell on the autobiographical mode of narration ; Victor A. Doyno on Huck's disillusionment with the Judeo-Christian tradition ; Everett Emerson on the complexity of Huck's character ; George C. Carrington, Jr. on the unity of Huckleberry Finn ; Leland Krauth on the convergence of southwestern humor and sentimentality ; Richard Poirier on games and trickery as self-expression ; Shelley Fisher Fishkin on the significance of silence and quiescence ; Lyall Powers on Huck as the embodiment of Emersonian independence ; John E. Becker on the work as a serious novel addressing critical social issues.
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| Abstract
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Critically analyzes Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckelberry Finn." Includes biographical information on Mark Twain, a summary of the work, and an overview of the main characters and major themes. Also contains a series of critical essays written by various scholars.
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Finn, Huckleberry
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Twain, Mark,1835-1910., Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Finn, Huckleberry
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Twain, Mark,1835-1910., Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Twain, Mark.
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Boys in literature.
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Boys in literature.
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Boys in literature.
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Finn, Huckleberry (Fictional character)
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Literature.
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Mississippi River in literature.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark)
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Mississippi River, In literature.
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Mississippi River.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.4
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| LC Classification
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PS1305.A34 2005
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| Added Entry
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Bloom, Harold.
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| Spine Title
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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