RHS Library Learning Commons: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Background Reading

BACKGROUND ARTICLES

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LITERARY THEMES FOR STUDENTS: RACE & PREJUDICE

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice. Ed. Anne Marie Hacht. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 55-71. Literary Themes for Students. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web.

LITERARY THEMES FOR STUDENTS: AMERICAN DREAM

"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream. Ed. Anne Marie Hacht. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 41-55. Literary Themes for Students. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web.

LITERATURE AND ITS TIMES

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Vol. 2: Civil Wars to Frontier Societies (1800-1880s). Detroit: Gale, 1997. 15-21. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web.

NOVELS FOR STUDENTS

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 1-21. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web.

FINDING LITERARY CRITICISM & ANALYSIS

In the case of literary criticism and analysis, a Google search is not your best bet. Most "lit crit" & analysis is available through library subscription databases and print books only. RHS subscribes to several databases and RHS students can access a very large database from Ridgewood Public Library. Just use the links on the DATABASES & eBOOKS tab to get to the right place.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Background Reading