An online text detailing Mark Twains reception history
Selected essays including his critical reception as well as essays on his relationships to other writers of the time, notably Ambrose Bierce.
The use of racial language and bias in Huckleberry Finn and other works is one of Twain's most infamous controversies, leading to it frequently being placed on lists of banned books in America. Here are some criticisms and resources about this topic.
Huckleberry Finn as Idol and Target: The Function of Criticism in Our Time
Placing Mark Twain's comic and beloved masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn, in the context of long-standing American debates about race and culture, Jonathan Arac has written a work of scholarship in the service of citizenship
This book surveys the cultural, literary, and cinematic impact of white-authored films and imaginative literature on American society from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Kathryn Stockett's Th e Hel p
Satire or Evasion? by 
Mark Twain by These databases contain articles and other resources concerning criticism and Mark Twain.
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