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 |
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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-a | Senses of Humor: Context and Comedy in Les cinq sens de l'homme and Comedia de l'homo e de soi cinque sentimenti (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Language and Literature - Italian, Performance Arts - Drama |
Paper 604-b | Right Under our Noses: A Neglected Play Text from the Popular Tradition (Language: English) Index terms: Bibliography, Language and Literature - Middle English, Performance Arts - Drama |
Paper 604-c | Problems and Techniques of Performance of Popular Tudor Dramatic Texts (Language: English) 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. |