NewSouth Books: Dr. Alan Gribben talks Mark Twain: The NewSouth Edition

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NewSouth Books: Dr. Alan Gribben talks Mark Twain: The NewSouth Edition

In this podcast series, noted Mark Twain scholar Dr. Alan Gribben talks about his new volume, Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition, which presents the books as one narrative and without racial epithets, in an attempt to return the book to schools that otherwise ban the works. Gribben offers tips here for teachers interested in teaching Twain's novels to their classrooms. For more, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

单集

  1. 2011/06/22

    About Mark Twain and the N-Word Debate

    Dr. Alan Gribben, editor of Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition, gives an overview of the debate regarding the use of the "n-word" in Twain's works. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    2 分钟

  2. 2011/06/22

    Eliminating the Controversy, Preserving Twain's Messages

    Dr. Alan Gribben affirms how Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition preserves Twain's intended messages in the books even with substitutions for the racial epithets. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    1 分钟

  3. 2011/06/22

    How "Slave" Maintains Twain's Message

    Dr. Alan Gribben discusses why replacing the "n-word" with the word "slave" in Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition preserves Twain's lessons about racism and slavery while widening the book's classroom audience. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    1 分钟

  4. 2011/06/22

    How the "N-Word" Affects Readership of Modern Audiences

    Dr. Alan Gribben considers Mark Twain's use of the "n-word" in Huckleberry Finn versus Twain's lack of the same words in his own speech, and how that informed Gribben's new volume Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    2 分钟

  5. 2011/06/22

    Teaching Advantages of Mark Twain: The NewSouth Edition

    Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition offers teachers numerous advantages, including the ability to delve deeper in to the novels without the difficulties often encountered in classrooms by the use of the racial epithets. Volume editor Dr. Alan Gribben explains. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    2 分钟

  6. 2011/06/22

    Three Criticisms Leveled at Huck Finn

    Dr. Alan Gribben analyzes the three major objections raised by critics in regards to Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and gives teachers some advice concerning the teaching of the novel. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    6 分钟

  7. 2011/06/22

    Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Companion Works

    Dr. Alan Gribben discusses why Mark Twain wanted the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be read as companion pieces. His newly released NewSouth Edition combines the two works into one volume for easy classroom use. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    5 分钟

  8. 2011/06/22

    What Huck Finn Offers Beyond the N-Word

    If schools continue to ban the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn due to modern-day reactions to the characters' use of racial epithets, valuable lessons will be lost. Dr. Alan Gribben expands on this point in relation to his new volume of Twain's classics. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    2 分钟

  9. 2011/06/22

    Why Huck Finn is Banned From Schools

    Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are often banned from school reading lists due to the racial epithets that the characters employ. Dr. Alan Gribben discusses his new edition of the works, which substitutes those epithets with other phrases. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    3 分钟

  10. 2011/06/22

    Why Mark Twain Used Racial Epithets in His Books

    Mark Twain had specific reasons for using racial epithets in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Dr. Alan Gribben explains these reasons in regards to the NewSouth Edition of the works. For more information, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

    2 分钟
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In this podcast series, noted Mark Twain scholar Dr. Alan Gribben talks about his new volume, Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition, which presents the books as one narrative and without racial epithets, in an attempt to return the book to schools that otherwise ban the works. Gribben offers tips here for teachers interested in teaching Twain's novels to their classrooms. For more, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.

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