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Art and controversy [ad_1] Art and controversy Part 1: Name a piece of art or fiction that you appreciate, but that has controversial content. What makes the content controversial, in your eyes? 100 words Part 2: What is the appropriate way to teach and discuss controversial material? How do you feel about Toni Morrison’s view
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Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses [ad_1] Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses In 1895, Mark Twain published his acerbic criticism of James Fenimore Cooper. In his essay The Literary Offenses of Fenimore Cooper, Twain asserted Cooper’s popular Deerslayer, a Leatherstocking tale, committed 114 “offenses against literary art out of a possible 115.” Generally, Twain’s biting mockery of Cooper’s characterization, plot,
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Twain’s notions of race emerge in his texts [ad_1] Twain’s Indians Twain’s notions of race emerge in his texts sometimes as markers of tired racist rhetoric and sometimes as mysterious buoys which surface unexpectedly, leading the reader in new directions. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published first in 1884, we witness the evolution of a
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