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From the OLLI Archives:The Interesting and Tragic Life of Mark Twain

Instructor
Matt Klauza
SM6262
Video Catch-up
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Course Description

In his time, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous man in the world. His name is synonymous with innocence and nostalgia, with painting fences and Mississippi River rafts, with Princes and Paupers, and Connecticut Yankees. However, there is much more behind the man in the white suit, including a darker side. This talk examines his biographical events and how they shaped his writing. He clearly did his homework. Please ask him back. _ OLLI Patron
 PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATION - NO INSTRUCTOR PRESENT.

Course Info

  • Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Date: Wednesday, June 26
  • Location: Friedberg Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Building
  • Fees: Member - $10
    Non-member - $15
    One-time guest pass, Member or Non-member at the door - $15.

About the Instructor

  • Matthew Klauza, Ph.D., is an English and literature professor at Palm Beach State College. He has presented on literary topics literally across the country (from New Orleans to Michigan, from Philadelphia to San Francisco, and several places in between). Klauza is a two-time Mark Twain Research Fellowship winner with the Center for Mark Twain Studies in New York, and he has lived for several weeks as a scholar-in-residence in Mark Twain's summer home while working hands-on with Twain's manuscripts and typescripts. He earned his doctorate in American Literature from Auburn University in Alabama.