Seminar No. 1.4.

Title: Shakespeare and the Romantic Ideal of Italy.

Leaders:

Michele Marrapodi (University of Palermo, Italy)
Murray Levith (Skidmore College, USA)

Participants:

Frances Barasch (New York)
Necla Cikigil (Middle East Technical University)
Michael J. Redmond (University of Palermo)
Nina da Vinci Nichols (New York)
Susanne Wofford (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
 
 

Abstract:

This seminar will consider early modern Italian novelle and theatre as direct,indirect and deep sources for,
as well as analogues and paralogues to, the construction of Shakespeare's drama,particularly in his comedies, romances, and other Italianate plays. Other cultural transactions, such as travel and courtesy books, the arts, fencing, dance, and fashions, will also be considered. Emphasis will be given to the manner in which the dramatist adapted Italian materials
to suit his theatrical agenda, creating new forms and stretching the definition of the romantic ideal of Italy.