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 Free Пусси Райот!