The Twain Doctrine

IF 0.2 0 LITERATURE, AMERICAN Mark Twain Annual Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.5325/marktwaij.21.1.0095

Matt Seybold

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Abstract

Abstract During the Cultural Cold War, and specifically during the Armed Thaw of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Mark Twain became an object of propaganda between the United States and USSR. The U.S. state–private network of intelligence agencies, corporations, media conglomerates, lobbies, and other institutions set about a process of indoctrination that converted Twain into an iconography serving national interests. While the Twain Doctrine has long since ceased to dominate Twain Studies scholarship, it still operates upon the general public. This essay surveys its precepts and gives several examples of its implementation.

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吐温主义

在文化冷战期间，特别是在20世纪50年代末和60年代初的武装解冻期间，马克·吐温成为美国和苏联之间宣传的对象。由情报机构、公司、媒体集团、游说团体和其他机构组成的美国公私网络开始了一套灌输过程，把吐温变成了一个为国家利益服务的偶像。虽然“吐温主义”早已不再主导吐温研究学术界，但它仍然影响着普通大众。本文概述了它的戒律，并给出了几个实施的例子。

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Mark Twain Annual LITERATURE, AMERICAN-

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期刊介绍： The Mark Twain Annual publishes articles related to Mark Twain and those who surrounded him and serves as an outlet for new scholarship as well as new pedagogical approaches. It is the official publication of the Mark Twain Circle of America, an international association of people interested in the life and work of Mark Twain. The Circle encourages interest in Mark Twain and fosters the formal presentation of ideas about the author and his work, as well as the informal exchange of information among its members.

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