Mark Twain and the Brazen Serpent

How Biblical Burlesque and Religious Satire Unify Huckleberry Finn

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
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Author: Doug Aldridge ISBN: 9781476627632
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: February 19, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Doug Aldridge
ISBN: 9781476627632
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: February 19, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Focusing on the overarching theme of religious satire in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this study reveals the novel's hidden motive, moral and plot. The author considers generations of criticism spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, along with new textual evidence showing how Twain’s richly evocative style dissects Huck’s conscience to propose humane amorality as a corrective to moral absolutes. Jim and Huck emerge as archetypal twins—biracial brothers who prefigure America’s color-blind ideals.

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Focusing on the overarching theme of religious satire in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this study reveals the novel's hidden motive, moral and plot. The author considers generations of criticism spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, along with new textual evidence showing how Twain’s richly evocative style dissects Huck’s conscience to propose humane amorality as a corrective to moral absolutes. Jim and Huck emerge as archetypal twins—biracial brothers who prefigure America’s color-blind ideals.

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