In books and articles I've been reviewing, I've seen next to nothing. I'm thinking as you are, though I think his approaches are now unconsciously embedded in much critical practice.
G
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From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hal Bush
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 12:30 PM
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Subject: Re: Huck Finn and neopragmatism/ Rorty?
Gregg, yes of course -- thanks for the reminder!
Are there any recent books or articles that discuss Rorty and MT??
I also am wondering now if Rorty's time has mostly past anyway, in terms of literary studies?? 20 years ago he was all the rage .... -hb
On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Gregg Camfield <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hal,
>
> You beat me to mentioning Jason's work; now I have no choice but to
> toot my= own horn. =20
>
> I discuss Twain's engagement with William James's ideas in the last
> two cha= pters of _Sentimental Twain_. The preface to _Necessary
> Madness_ frames my= approach to humor in Pragmatic terms, explicitly
> referring to both James a= nd Rorty (among others), and the last
> chapter discusses Twain's satire in t= his context.
>
> Gregg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hal Bush
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 10:23 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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=20 through the lens of neopragmatism/ Rorty?
> >
> > I've long admired Rhetorical Power by Mailloux, which has some=20
> > coverage of the idea; are there more recent works I should know=20
> > about?? thanks, -hb
> >
> > --
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> --
> Prof. Harold K. Bush
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> Saint Louis University
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Saint Louis University
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