Many thanks, Alan!


On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Alan Kitty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Only 100 copies of 1601 were printed I understand -- as a gift for =
> friends.=20
>
> On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Hal Bush wrote:
>
> > Mark Twain and John Bull, by Howard Baetzhold.
> >=20
> > 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!
> >=20
> > -hb
> >=20
> > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM, William Robison
> > <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> >=20
> >> I am seeking the advice of list members about a new project related =
> to Mark
> >> Twain and the Tudors.
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> 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.
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> I have been interested for a long time in Mark Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s =
> fascination
> >> =3D
> >> with the
> >> Tudors and the manner in which he depicts them, most obviously in =
> *The
> >> Prince and the Pauper*, *1601*, Tom Sawyer=3DE2=3D80=3D99s hilarious =
> butchering
> >> o=3D
> >> 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.
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> Having written about the Tudors in popular culture and read =
> extensively in
> >> Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s corpus, I am in the early stages of writing =
> such a study.
> >> I=3D
> >> 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.
> >>=20
> >> However, I will be most grateful for any suggestions that list =
> members may
> >> have. Thanks!
> >>=20
> >> Bill
> >> --=3D20
> >> 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
> >>=20
> >> 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/.
> >>=20
> >> 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!
> >>=20
> >> "A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." =
> =3DE2=3D80=3D93
> >> =3D
> >> Muddy
> >> Waters
> >>=20
> >> Free =3DD0=3D9F=3DD1=3D83=3DD1=3D81=3DD1=3D81=3DD0=3DB8 =
> =3DD0=3DA0=3DD0=3DB0=3DD0=3DB9=3DD0=3DBE=3DD1=3D82!
> >>=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Prof. Harold K. Bush
> > Professor of English
> > 3800 Lindell
> > Saint Louis University
> > St. Louis, MO  63108
> > 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
> > <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>
>
> Alan Kitty
> 609-219-9339
> [log in to unmask]
> www.marktwainslaststand.com
>



-- 
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." – Muddy
Waters

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