Editing for the Classroom, Translating for the Stage: Making Medieval Drama Accessible to Modern Audiences
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society (MRDS)
Organizer Name
Frank M. Napolitano
Organizer Affiliation
Radford Univ.
Presider Name
Andrew M. Pfrenger
Presider Affiliation
Kent State Univ.-Salem
Paper Title 1
Is There an Audience for This Play? Constructing the Reader of Modernized Medieval Drama
Presenter 1 Name
Christina M. Fitzgerald, John T. Sebastian
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Toledo, Loyola Univ. New Orleans
Paper Title 2
Ethically Glossing/Glossing Ethically: Working with Public-Domain Texts
Presenter 2 Name
Cameron Hunt McNabb, Frank M. Napolitano
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Southeastern Univ., Radford Univ.
Paper Title 3
Translation and Fashion, or, How Long Is a Translation Supposed to Last?
Presenter 3 Name
Mario B. Longtin
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Western Univ.
Start Date
13-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1120
Description
Scholars have continued their efforts to make medieval drama accessible to modern audiences, producing several "classroom" texts and adapting or translating plays for performance. These efforts prompt several questions: How does the method of publication (print or electronic) affect the presentation of text and apparatus? How does the interpretive apparatus of stand-alone editions differ from those of thematic or period-based anthologies? How do performance goals affect the degree to which a production modifies the text? How do fixed or changing spaces, players, and audiences affect a play’s production? The panel welcomes papers exploring these and other questions related to adapting medieval drama for modern audiences.
Editing for the Classroom, Translating for the Stage: Making Medieval Drama Accessible to Modern Audiences
Schneider 1120
Scholars have continued their efforts to make medieval drama accessible to modern audiences, producing several "classroom" texts and adapting or translating plays for performance. These efforts prompt several questions: How does the method of publication (print or electronic) affect the presentation of text and apparatus? How does the interpretive apparatus of stand-alone editions differ from those of thematic or period-based anthologies? How do performance goals affect the degree to which a production modifies the text? How do fixed or changing spaces, players, and audiences affect a play’s production? The panel welcomes papers exploring these and other questions related to adapting medieval drama for modern audiences.