{"product_id":"cormac-mccarthy-and-the-ghost-of-huck-finn-9780786466412","title":"Cormac McCarthy and the Ghost of Huck Finn","description":"\u003cp\u003e Mark Twain once wrote, \"We are nothing but echoes.\" Despite this pronouncement, Twain's voice continues to reverberate in the 21st century. Twain's \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e helped define modern American literature, creating The Huck Finn Tradition in contemporary writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume discusses the intertextual connections between Twain's iconic novel and eight works by celebrated American author Cormac McCarthy, including \u003ci\u003eSuttree, The Orchard Keeper, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, No Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e. By chronicling the diverse scholarly comparisons between Twain and McCarthy and exploring the echoes of Twain and Huck Finn in McCarthy's writing, this study reveals how McCarthy has not only absorbed Twain's tradition, but transformed it, with consequences that surpass the work of other Twain heirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Harper Worthington\u003c\/b\u003e is an instructor of English at Gadsden State Community College, where she teaches composition and literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872802115858,"sku":"9780786466412","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d798878-2c38-4d87-968b-98f5fa07a0ae.jpg?v=1737911056","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cormac-mccarthy-and-the-ghost-of-huck-finn-9780786466412","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}