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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 604: Looking for the European Popular Dramatic Tradition

Tuesday 13 July 2010, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:Medieval & Renaissance Drama Society
Organiser:Victor I. Scherb, Department of Literature & Languages, University of Texas, Tyler
Moderator/Chair:Victor I. Scherb, Department of Literature & Languages, University of Texas, Tyler
Paper 604-aSenses of Humor: Context and Comedy in Les cinq sens de l'homme and Comedia de l'homo e de soi cinque sentimenti
(Language: English)
Sharon King, Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Language and Literature - Italian, Performance Arts - Drama
Paper 604-bRight Under our Noses: A Neglected Play Text from the Popular Tradition
(Language: English)
Gordon L. Kipling, Department of English, University of California, Los Angeles
Index terms: Bibliography, Language and Literature - Middle English, Performance Arts - Drama
Paper 604-cProblems and Techniques of Performance of Popular Tudor Dramatic Texts
(Language: English)
Joe Ricke, Department of English, Taylor University, Indiana
Index terms: Bibliography, Language and Literature - Middle English, Performance Arts - Drama
Abstract

The session explores French, Italian, and English examples of the Popular Dramatic tradition from the 15th and 16th centuries. The papers will discuss why the popular tradition can be so hard to trace, as well as difficulties surrounding issues of reconstruction and performance.