Hal,

You beat me to mentioning Jason's work; now I have no choice but to toot my own horn.  

I discuss Twain's engagement with William James's ideas in the last two chapters of _Sentimental Twain_.  The preface to _Necessary Madness_ frames my approach to humor in Pragmatic terms, explicitly referring to both James and Rorty (among others), and the last chapter discusses Twain's satire in this context.

Gregg

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From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hal Bush
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Subject: Re: Huck Finn and neopragmatism/ Rorty?

ps:  I just remembered Jason Horn's book about MT & William James -- which also contains some material on Rorty... -hb

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Folks;
>
> Is anyone aware of works that consider Huck Finn or other MT writings 
> through the lens of neopragmatism/ Rorty?
>
> I've long admired Rhetorical Power by Mailloux, which has some 
> coverage of the idea;  are there more recent works I should know 
> about??  thanks, -hb
>
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Prof. Harold K. Bush
Professor of English
3800 Lindell
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO  63108
314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
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