Month: January 2014

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Sarah Spence Lecture, February 6

The Renaissance Workshop and the Rhetoric & Poetics Workshop 
are proud to present a lecture by 
 
SARAH SPENCE
Medieval Academy of America
 
PROPHECIES OF POWER:
THE POETRY OF LEPANTO

THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 
3:30 PM
CLASSICS 21
**Please note the unusual date, time & place**
 
Reception to follow!

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Abstract : On October 7, 1571, the Holy League Alliance of Spain, Venice, and the papacy achieved a decisive and unexpected victory over the Ottoman navy in the battle of Lepanto. Hundreds of poems in both Latin and the vernacular were circulated immediately after the battle. While studies have shown how the vernacular poetry of Lepanto informed distinct national identities, this paper will consider a counterbalancing phenomenon: why large numbers of Italian poets from diverse social contexts and regions wrote Latin poems about the battle. Their efforts to articulate the significance of the victory in Latin seem to stem from a renewed imperial vision to the shared inheritance of Rome to the continued complexities of empire.
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If you require assistance to fully participate in this event,
please contact Kathy Fox  at (773- 702-8514) or kfox@uchicago.edu
Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns to Renaissance Workshop coordinator Abigail Marcus (agmarcus@uchicago.edu) or Rhetorics & Poetics Workshop Coordinator Yi-Chieh Chiu (chiuyichieh@uchicago.edu)
 
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Christopher Wild at the Workshop on 2/3

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Please join the Renaissance Workshop 
and the Theater and Performance Studies Workshop 
MONDAY, February 3, when
 
CHRISTOPHER WILD 
Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies, 
Theater & Performance Studies at the University of Chicago
 
presents his paper titled
‘THEY HAVE THEIR EXITS AND THEIR ENTRANCES’: 
ON TWO BASIC OPERATIONS IN THE THEATRUM MUNDI
 
MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY 
5PM
Rosenwald 405
 
 
The paper, to be read in advance, will be distributed to 
the Renaissance Workshop and TAPS mailing lists. 
 
 
To be added to our list or to request copies of the papers directly, 
please contact Abigail Marcus (agmarcus@uchicago.edu) 
or Philip Goldfarb (pgoldfarb@uchicago.edu).
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Philip Goldfarb at the Renaissance Workshop 1/21

Please join the Renaissance Workshop and the Early Modern Workshop 
next TUESDAY, January 21, when
 
PHILIP GOLDFARB 
Graduate Student in English at the University of Chicago
 
presents his paper titled
‘SONS, KINSMEN, THANES’: 
MACBETH AND SCOTTISH FEUDALISM
 
TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 
5PM
Rosenwald 405
**Please note the unusual day**
 
 
The paper, to be read in advance, will be distributed to 
the Renaissance Workshop and Early Modern Workshop mailing lists. 
It is also available for download above.
 
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Winter Quarter Schedule

Tuesday 21 January 
[**Please note the unusual day**]
PHILIP GOLDFARB 
Department of English, University of Chicago
‘SONS, KINSMEN AND THANES’: 
MACBETH AND SCOTTISH FEUDALISM
**Cosponsored with the Early Modern Workshop** 
 
 
Monday 3 February
CHRISTOPHER WILD 
Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies, 
Theater & Performance Studies
ENTRANCES AND EXITS IN THE THEATRUM MUNDI
**Cosponsored with the Theater & Performance Studies Workshop**
 
 
Wednesday 6 February  
[**Please note the unusual day**]
SARAH SPENCE
Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia
PROPHESIES OF POWER: THE LATIN POETRY OF LEPANTO
**Cosponsored with the Rhetoric & Poetics Workshop**
 
 
Monday 17 February
PABLO MAURETTE 
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Humanities, University of Chicago
TO KISS BY THE BOOK: SHAKESPEARE AND SIXTEENTH-CENTURY KISS POETRY
 
 
Monday 3 March  
PAULA MCQUADE 
Associate Professor, DuPaul University
MATERNAL CATECHISMS AND WOMEN’S WRITING IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND