Professor of English at Indiana State University and the author of the literary
biography Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years,
Michael Shelden is the perfect candidate to lead this series of lectures on one
of the most important-and most influential-of all American authors. From Twain's
early history through his landmark achievements and the defining moments of his
extraordinary life, Shelden imparts a learned understanding of both the man and
his astounding body of work.

Course Syllabus

Lecture 1 The Boy and the Wilderness, 1835-1853
Lecture 2 Mastering the River, 1857-1861
Lecture 3 Becoming Mark Twain, 1861-1866
Lecture 4 A Literary Bonanza, 1867-1869
Lecture 5 The Gilded Age, 1869-1875
Lecture 6 The Poet of Childhood, 1876-1880
Lecture 7 Family Man, 1880-1883
Lecture 8 A River Runs Through It, 1884-1885
Lecture 9 The Wizard of Hartford, 1886-1890
Lecture 10 Going for Broke, 1891-1895
Lecture 11 Death and the Maiden, 1896-1899
Lecture 12 The Most Famous Man in America, 1900-1905
Lecture 13 Man in White, 1906-1907
Lecture 14 The Grand Farewell, 1908-1910

Professor Michael Shelden
Indiana State University

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