Many thanks, Hal! On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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) > <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml> > -- 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 Free Пусси Райот!