Center for Mark Twain Studies to hold lectures
COURTESY OF ELMIRA COLLEGE
The Center for Mark Twain Studies will hold the first of four online lectures in the spring portion of the 2020-21 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series on May 7.
All four lectures will be free and available at marktwainstudies.org. The first topic, “Mark Twain s Roadshow: Travels, Travails, and the Inspirations of a Literary Giant,” will be presented by independent scholar, Laura DeMarco. DeMarco will bring lesser known stops on Twain’s travels alive by pairing historic images with modern day viewpoints of the same location from the same angle and perspective, revealing how many of the sights important to Twain are significant today, and how his legacy continues to influence American culture.