The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic of American literature and continues to enthral readers more than a century after it was first published. This definitive edition of the novel – meticulously edited, annotated and introduced – provides contextual and thematic information, and employs contemporary critical perspectives. Supplemented with a critical study by Tuire Valkeakari, this edition of Huckleberry Finn brings the text and its contexts closer to the reader.
Introduction Mark Twain: A Biographical Sketch Huckleberry Finn as a Picaresque Novel Slavery in America/A Portrait of “Nigger” Jim The Mississippi River and the Journey Motif The Use of the Vernacular in Huckleberry Finn Poor White Trash Huck Finn’s Moral Dilemma Narrative Construction of the Novel Huck Finn’s Tall Tales Caricature, Burlesque and Buffoonery in Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Notes and Annotations Critical Essay Huck, Twain, and the Freedman’s Shackles: Struggling with Huckleberry Finn Today Tuire Valkeakari Selected Bibliography