The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Grosset & Dunlap ;, c1948.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
373 pages : ill., 21. cm.
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Description
"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn ," Ernest Hemingway wrote, "It's the best book we've had."nbsp;nbsp;A complex masterpiece that has spawned volumes of scholarly exegesis and interpretative theories, it is at heart a compelling adventure story.nbsp;nbsp;Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Nigger Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft thrillingly through treacherous waters, surviving a crash with a steamboat, betrayal by rogues, and the final threat from the bourgeoisie.nbsp;nbsp;Informing all this is the presence of the River, described in palpable detail by Mark Twain, the former steamboat pilot, who transforms it into a richly metaphoric entity.nbsp;nbsp;Twain's other great innovation was the language of the book itself, which is expressive in a completely original way.nbsp;nbsp;"The invention of this language, with all its implications, gave a new dimension to our literature," Robert Penn Warren noted.nbsp;nbsp;"It is a language capable of poetry."
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780679424703
Lexile measure:
660
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A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M. (1948). The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1948. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948. Print.
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