Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an authoritative text, contexts and sources, criticism

Author(s)

• Twain, Mark
• Cooley, Thomas

Bibliographic Information

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an authoritative text, contexts and sources, criticism

Mark Twain ; edited by Thomas Cooley

（Norton critical editions, . American realism & reform）

W.W. Norton, c2022

4th ed

• : pbk

Note

Chronology: p. 463-466

Bibliography: p. 467-469

Summary on USMARC: "The fourth edition of Norton Critical Edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is based on the 1885 edition of the text and features all original illustrations by Edward Windsor Kemble and John Harley. The story follows a young boy from a town on the Mississippi River and his adventures as he travels with a runaway slave in pursuit of freedom. The "Contexts and Sources" include Mark Twain's letters about Huckleberry Finn and other sources related to the background and reception. "Early Response and Classic Criticism" delivers reviews ranging from 1884 to 1984. "Modern Views" provide the readers with reviews of the narrative including discussion on racial themes. A chronology and selected bibliography are also included"-- Provided by publisher

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The American first edition text, plus the reinstated "raft passage" from Life on the Mississippi (1883), complete with all original illustrations by Edward Windsor Kemble and, for the raft passage, John Harley. Editorial matter by Thomas Cooley. A rich selection of contextual and source documents centred on the novel's historical background, language, composition and reception, four of them new to the Fourth Edition. Seventeen carefully chosen critical assessments of Mark Twain's greatest work, ten of them new to the Fourth Edition. A chronology and a selected bibliography. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC08400973
• ISBN:
  • 9780393284164
• LCCN: 2020036768
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 469 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS1305.A2
  • DC23 : 813/.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • LCSH : Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Runaway children -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Male friendship -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Fugitive slaves -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Race relations -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Boys -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Missouri -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Mississippi River -- Fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00246310