Gower and Performance (A Performance)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Gower Project

Organizer Name

Eve Salisbury

Organizer Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Presider Name

Georgiana Donavin

Presider Affiliation

Westminster College

Paper Title 1

Gower's Pygmalion and the Tale of Florent

Presenter 1 Name

Linda Marie Zaerr

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Boise State Univ.

Paper Title 2

Performer

Presenter 2 Name

Robert Stanton

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Boston College

Paper Title 3

Performer

Presenter 3 Name

Benjamin Ambler

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Arizona State Univ.

Paper Title 4

Performer

Presenter 4 Name

Matthew W. Irvin

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Sewanee: The Univ. of the South

Paper Title 5

Performer

Presenter 5 Name

Stephanie L. Batkie

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Univ. of Montevallo

Paper Title 6

Performer

Presenter 6 Name

Georgiana Donavin

Start Date

16-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II Eicher 202

Description

This performance session features Linda Marie Zaerr's musical narration of two of Gower's tales: Pygmalion, and The Tale of Florent. For the former, she will present three variations of a pivotal scene, and for the latter she will be joined by readers in the roles of select characters in the tale: Genius (Robert Stanton), Florent (Ben Ambler), Amans (Matthew Irvin), Loathly Lady (Stephanie Batkie), and grandmother (Georgiana Donavin).

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