Hal, You beat me to mentioning Jason's work; now I have no choice but to toot my own horn. I discuss Twain's engagement with William James's ideas in the last two chapters of _Sentimental Twain_. The preface to _Necessary Madness_ frames my approach to humor in Pragmatic terms, explicitly referring to both James and Rorty (among others), and the last chapter discusses Twain's satire in this 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 > through the lens of neopragmatism/ Rorty? > > I've long admired Rhetorical Power by Mailloux, which has some > coverage of the idea; are there more recent works I should know > about?? thanks, -hb > > -- > 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> > -- 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>