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As I have said in the syllabus and in class, the project could be anything, provided that it is grounded in and speaks to the scholarship and criticism on Mark Twain. A proposal process — including your submission of a … Continue reading →

You have too much to do, perhaps, for Friday, or more than I need you to, given that I asked you in class on Wednesday to do a little writing for tomorrow’s meeting.  I hope I caught you before you … Continue reading →

Here’s a question I’ll ask tomorrow about Innocents Abroad and on which you may cogitate between  now and Wednesday.  In the files I posted for the book, I included the significantly lengthy front matter of the book: title pages, detailed … Continue reading →

I have set up an online discussion area in OAKS, with discussion areas for general discussion, discussion related to the Jerome Loving biography, and discussion related to Twain’s works, broken down by text.  I have also set up a page … Continue reading →

The first assignment, for Friday’s class, is to watch and take notes on the Ken Burns Mark  Twain documentary.  This is in two parts and is over three hours long, so figure that into your schedule.  You also need to … Continue reading →

I’m still working on the reading and assignment schedule.  I appreciate your patience as I work through it. So much to do, so little time…

In this seminar, we will study the life and work of Samuel L. Clemens. We will pursue a chronological course, taking us from Clemens’s earliest newspaper and periodical writing, through his wildly successful travel writing of the late 1860s and … Continue reading →