Huck Finn among the critics: A centennial selection - Hardcover
Large 8vo. xi, 465 pp, b&w frontis, Introduction by M. Thomas Inge, Background: Mark Twain and His Times by Arthur G. Petit; The Composition of Huckleberry Finn by Hamlin Hill and Walter Blair. Early Response: Reviews by William Ernest Henley, Brander Matthews and Thomas Sergeant Perry; The Arot of Mark Twain by Andrew lang; My Favorite Novelist and His Best Book by Sir Walter Besant; Mark Twain: An Inquiry by William Dean Howells; The Burden of Humor by H. L. Mencken. Modern Criticism: America's First Truly Indigenous Masterpiece by V. S. Prichett; The Greatness of Huckleberry Fin by Lionel Trilling; "Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey" by Leslie Fiedler; Mark Twain's Masterpiece by T. S. Eliot; Mr. Eliot, Mr. Trilling, and Huckleberry Finn by Leo Marx; Huck and Oliver by W. H. Auden; Bad Novels and Great Books by Joseph Wood Krutch; Remarks on the Sad Initiation of Huckleberry Finn by James M. Cox; Why Huckleberry Finn Is a Great World Novel by Lauriat Lane; The Structure of Huckleberry Finn by Frank Baldanza; Mark Twain and Charlie Chaplin as Heroes of Popular Culture by Clauco Cambon; "Tears and Flapdoodle": Point of View and Style in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Janet Holmgren McKay; Huck and the Games of the World by Bruce Michelson; Law and Nature in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Catherine H. Zuckert; Huck, Jim, and American Racial Discourse by David L. Smith; Appendix: The Pictorial Huck Finn: Mark Twain and His Illustrator, E. W. Kemble by Beverly R. David; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on Film by Perry Frank; A Mark Twon Chronology; An Annotated chicklist of Criticism on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884-1984 by Thomas A. Tenney. First Edition, 1985. Yellow cloth with black lettering to spine.
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- PublisherUniversity Publications of America
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0890937478
- ISBN 13 9780890937471
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages465
- EditorM. Thomas Inge
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. This anthology is intended as a tribute to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on the occasion of its centenial. It contains criticism covering the entire span of its lively existence, from early impressionistic reviews and commentary through the great debate of the mid-20th century, down to the present decade. Also included are background essays on Mark Twain as a representative American figure, and the composition of the novel. Discussions of the illustrations for the first edition and the various film adaptations are covered in an appendix. An annotated checklist of criticism concludes the volume. As a whole it serves as an overview of the critical past and a prelude to another 100 years of commentary to come. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123659207
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 465 clean,unmarked pages; dj w/small closed tears; Essays by Andrew Lang, V.S. Pritchett, Lionel Trilling, T.S. Eliot, Leo Marx, W.H. Auden, Joseph Wood Krutch, H.L. Mencken, William Dean Howells, and many more w/endnotes after each essay. A large selection of critical essays on Twain's greatest work, Size: 8 vo. Seller Inventory # 073339
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xi, 465 pp, b&w frontis, Introduction by M. Thomas Inge, Background: Mark Twain and His Times by Arthur G. Petit; The Composition of Huckleberry Finn by Hamlin Hill and Walter Blair. Early Response: Reviews by William Ernest Henley, Brander Matthews and Thomas Sergeant Perry; The Arot of Mark Twain by Andrew lang; My Favorite Novelist and His Best Book by Sir Walter Besant; Mark Twain: An Inquiry by William Dean Howells; The Burden of Humor by H. L. Mencken. Modern Criticism: America's First Truly Indigenous Masterpiece by V. S. Prichett; The Greatness of Huckleberry Fin by Lionel Trilling; "Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey" by Leslie Fiedler; Mark Twain's Masterpiece by T. S. Eliot; Mr. Eliot, Mr. Trilling, and Huckleberry Finn by Leo Marx; Huck and Oliver by W. H. Auden; Bad Novels and Great Books by Joseph Wood Krutch; Remarks on the Sad Initiation of Huckleberry Finn by James M. Cox; Why Huckleberry Finn Is a Great World Novel by Lauriat Lane; The Structure of Huckleberry Finn by Frank Baldanza; Mark Twain and Charlie Chaplin as Heroes of Popular Culture by Clauco Cambon; "Tears and Flapdoodle": Point of View and Style in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Janet Holmgren McKay; Huck and the Games of the World by Bruce Michelson; Law and Nature in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Catherine H. Zuckert; Huck, Jim, and American Racial Discourse by David L. Smith; Appendix: The Pictorial Huck Finn: Mark Twain and His Illustrator, E. W. Kemble by Beverly R. David; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on Film by Perry Frank; A Mark Twon Chronology; An Annotated chicklist of Criticism on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884-1984 by Thomas A. Tenney. First Edition, 1985. Price clipped. Two small closed tears to bottom edge spine dj with lightly faded spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Yellow cloth with black lettering to spine. Size: Large 8vo. Book. Seller Inventory # 002135
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