Are you referring to the way he altered his lecture material to suit the audience, or the way his writing and Barnumesque PR reflected his need/desire to cull mass appeal so that he could rely on a full house? Or C, neither? Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Harris, Susan Kumin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Twain/Lit people please note. A friend asked me this question about studie= > s of the relationship between Twain's writing style and his venues. I thin= > k it's a fascinating topic but not one I'm up on. Can anyone help her? > > > Reply to me via the Forum, and I'll buck the replies to her. Thanks, every= > one! --susan harris > > > Susan K. Harris > > > ________________________________ > From: Shaker, Bonnie <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 9:17 AM > To: Harris, Susan Kumin > Subject: Twain: pay-per-word and style? > > Hi Susan, > > I hope your post-conference time finds you well! > > I am preparing an article on the importance of studying the material contin= > gencies of literary writing, and I wondered if Twain might provide a useful= > example. > > Has there been work equating Twain's style or length of prose with the mate= > rial conditions of production for sequel magazine installments paid by the = > word? Or has this approach been debunked by scholars as a way to view Twain= > 's writing? Do you have suggestions of work I should consult? (mine is not = > a piece on Twain, just American magazine writing in the 19th-c.). > > I will certainly conduct my own research, but for a North Star pointing me = > in a direction, I could think of no one better than you. > > Wishing you all the best, > Bonnie > > > Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of English > [cid:image002.jpg@01D3A18F.2E6088B0] > Geauga Campus: 14111 Claridon-Troy Rd., Burton, OH 44021 > main: 440-834-4187 > direct: 440-834-3725 > www.kent.edu/geauga