Since you asked, I thought I would note the appearance of three new or pending items from my ongoing research concerning the influence of Plautus on late medieval and Renaissance comedy: (please italicize as needed if that doesn't come through) Richard F. Hardin –“England’s Amphitruo before Dryden: The Varied Pleasures of Plautus’s Template.” Studies in Philology 109.1 (2012): 45-62. –“Middleton, Plautus, and the Ethics of Comedy.” The Oxford Handbook of Thomas Middleton. Eds. Gary Taylor and Trish Thomas Henley. Oxford Univ. Press, forthcoming (2012). –“The Northern European Reception of Plautus: The Earlier Sixteenth Century.” Viator, forthcoming (2012). ________________________________________ From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Gerard NeCastro [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Spring 2012 MRDS Newsletter Dear PERFORM-ers and REED-sters, Please pardon the cross-listing. I have begun putting together the Spring 2012 MRDS Newsletter, and, as usual, I need your help. Please send any announcements, including: - Upcoming conferences - Recent publications - Upcoming or recent performances - Dissertations in progress (author's name, title, institution, director's name) or recently completed dissertations - Calls for Papers and other opportunities - Other News to [log in to unmask] . Please do not be shy. Best to All, Gerard Gerard NeCastro MRDS Newsletter Secretary and sometimes Professor of English University of Maine at Machias 4 Kimball Hall 116 O'Brien Avenue Machias, ME 04654 207-255-1293 [log in to unmask]