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Mark Twain and John Bull, by Howard Baetzhold.

also:  you probably already have run across this, but if not:  check out
MT's burlesque called 1601.  Among other highlights is its repeated denials
of passing gas.  That's Uncle Mark!

-hb

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM, William Robison
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I am seeking the advice of list members about a new project related to Mark
> Twain and the Tudors.
>
>
>
> I am a Professor of History and Head of the Department of History and
> Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University. My principal area
> of expertise is Tudor England, and my most recent publication, co-authored
> with Sue Parrill, is a book titled *The Tudors on Film and Television*
> (McFarland
> 2013), about which you can learn more at www.tudorsonfilm.com.
>
>
>
> I have been interested for a long time in Mark Twain=E2=80=99s fascination
> =
> with the
> Tudors and the manner in which he depicts them, most obviously in *The
> Prince and the Pauper*, *1601*, Tom Sawyer=E2=80=99s hilarious butchering
> o=
> f
> history in *Huckleberry Finn*, and his observations about Shakespeare, but
> also in comments sprinkled through other writings. Although a good bit has
> been written about *The Prince and the Pauper*, there seems to be no
> broader survey of Twain and the Tudors.
>
>
>
> Having written about the Tudors in popular culture and read extensively in
> Twain=E2=80=99s corpus, I am in the early stages of writing such a study.
> I=
>  have
> contacted the Huntington Library, the Mark Twain Papers and Project at the
> University of California at Berkeley, and several online Twain sites, and I
> have begun compiling a bibliography.
>
> However, I will be most grateful for any suggestions that list members may
> have. Thanks!
>
> Bill
> --=20
> William B. Robison, PhD
> Department Head / Professor of History
> Department of History and Political Science
> Southeastern Louisiana University
> SLU 10895
> Hammond LA 70402
> 985-549-2109 phone
> 985-549-2012 fax
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/depts/hist_ps/index.html
>
> Check out *The Tudors on Film and Television*, by Sue Parrill and William
> B. Robison (McFarland 2013) and the interactive website,
> http://www.tudorsonfilm.com/.
>
> History teaches students to read intelligently, think analytically, write
> clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future
> developments, and understand the real world. Now *that** *is
> workforce-ready!
>
> "A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." =E2=80=93
> =
> Muddy
> Waters
>
> Free =D0=9F=D1=83=D1=81=D1=81=D0=B8 =D0=A0=D0=B0=D0=B9=D0=BE=D1=82!
>



-- 
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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