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"Huckleberry Finn" as Idol and Target: The Functions of Criticism in Our Time (Wisconsin Project on American Writers S.) - Hardcover
Synopsis
The author places Huckleberry Finn in the context of long standing American debate about race and culture. He points out that this quintessentially American novel, assigned to many schools as an important weapon against racism, yet including the word "nigger", arouses controversy.
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Synopsis
The author places Huckleberry Finn in the context of long standing American debate about race and culture. He points out that this quintessentially American novel, assigned to many schools as an important weapon against racism, yet including the word "nigger", arouses controversy.
About the Author
Jonathan Arac is professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including After Foucault, Postmodernism and Politics, and Critical Genealogies."
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