The American Literature Association Conference on American
Humor
The American Humor Studies Association and the Mark Twain
Circle
Cancun, Mexico, December 10-13, 1998
For the program of the entire conference, go to the online program at the ALA site.
Session Program
12:00-12:50pm Session 4: "Howls/Howells"
Chair: Liam O. Purdon (Doane College)Return to Howells Society Main Page (frames) (no frames)
1. Dwan K. Henderson (U of Maryland-College Park),
"Touches of the American Renaissance: William Dean Howells's 'Their Wedding Journey'"
2. Thomas Wortham (UCLA), "Howells and Humor in the Statehouse: 1857-1858"