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Feature Articles
Vol. 3, #2, Issue #10
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The Poetry of Period Poetry
Macbeth and the North Berwick
Conspiracy
Actors are a superstitious
lot. Other plays with supernatural overtones are regarded with
suspicion. But Shakespeare's Macbeth has held superstitious dread
for successive generations of performers; stories of bad luck
plaguing its productions are legion. But how did the play come
to be written, and what are the origins of this supernatural
thread which gives rise to such tales?
Sing a Song of Heroes: The
Chansons de Geste
The Chansons de geste,
literally "songs of deeds," were epic poems composed
by 12th and 13th-century troubadours and sung by public entertainers
to audiences gathered in the halls of nobles or in public places.
But where other types of chansons formed the popular diversions
of the day, the chansons de geste represented the earliest form
of literary activity in France.
The Lute Reborn
The Renaissance was
the golden age of the lute, an era in which this instrument reigned
supreme among courtly instruments. While other musicians during
the Renaissance were generally looked upon as mere craftsmen,
lutenists were considered artists and were paid salaries by their
royal patrons that exceeded the annual earnings of a British
admiral.
Interview: Master Luthier Joel van LennepThe Spanish Vihuela: Strings to the Past
Period
Music for Modern Times
Owain Phyfe and The New World
Renaissance Band
Columns
Wortcunning: The Human-Looking MandrakeCulinary Delights: Foods to Love ByA Question of Arms: Demystifying the PeerageCastle Lore: The Truth Behind Shakespeare's
Castles
