[Download] "Rafts and Other Rivercraft" by Peter G. Beidler ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

eBook details
- Title: Rafts and Other Rivercraft
- Author : Peter G. Beidler
- Release Date : January 02, 2018
- Genre: Literary Criticism,Books,Fiction & Literature,Nonfiction,Transportation,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 24720 KB
Description
The raft that carries Huck and Jim down the Mississippi River is often seen as a symbol of adventure and freedom, but the physical specifics of the raft itself are rarely considered. Peter Beidler shows that understanding the material world of Huckleberry Finn, its limitations and possibilities, is vital to truly understanding Mark Twainâs novel. He illustrates how experts on Twainâs works have misinterpreted important aspects of the story due to their unfamiliarity with the various rivercraft that figure in the book.
Huck and Jimâs little raft is not made of logs, as it is often depicted in illustrations, but of sawn planks, and it was originally part of a much larger raft. Beidler explains why this matters and describes the other rivercraft that appear in the book. He gives what will almost certainly be the last word on the vexed question of whether the lengthy âraft episode,â removed at the publisherâs suggestion from the novel, should be restored to its original place.
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