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Hi Milla, Are you looking for individual tributes, or only for tributes related to various projects and organizations? Anne Lancashire > This is very true. > > We will be publishing a volume of tribute to David Bevington, hopefully > between 1000 to 1500 words long. I have permission to publish Sandy’s > tribute in that volume. I would appreciate hearing from anyone else who > would like to contribute. Eric Rasmussen and I will oversee the compiling > and Erik will arrange for Binding the book handsomely! > > This is just a preliminary heads-up. > > Milla Riggio > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 30, 2019, at 4:17 AM, Dr H M Ostovich > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Thanks, Gloria --- just heard about Steve a couple of days ago. Such a > lovely guy. We'll be doing a brief tribute to David and Steve in the > December issue of Early Theatre. -- So, thanks, Sandy, for your warm > remarks. I keep finding out about how many people I know whom David > helped -- it's astonishing, really. > > Best, > Helen > > Dr H M Ostovich <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Founding Editor, Early Theatre > <http://earlytheatre.org/<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.mcmaster.ca%2Fearlytheatre%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmilla.riggio%40TRINCOLL.EDU%7C4af187b16a194c21538308d72cf02ce8%7Ca6cda06a52d94672ae1ff6f9c9f14e37%7C0%7C0%7C637027282402037256&sdata=yCDuDfqNDGVOolNWTLlA1Md2LDo3OfUNLiygTdLqUB8%3D&reserved=0>> > Series Editor, Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama > https://www.routledge.com/performance/series/SPEMD<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2Fperformance%2Fseries%2FSPEMD&data=02%7C01%7Cmilla.riggio%40TRINCOLL.EDU%7C4af187b16a194c21538308d72cf02ce8%7Ca6cda06a52d94672ae1ff6f9c9f14e37%7C0%7C0%7C637027282402037256&sdata=QUQEDkshvrXfo3UK6ZJkBD2ZVcdVFhxJ%2B86woqdGhqs%3D&reserved=0> > Series Editor, Late Tudor and Stuart Drama > (https://mip-archumanitiespress.org/series/mip/late-tudor-stuart-drama/<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmip-archumanitiespress.org%2Fseries%2Fmip%2Flate-tudor-stuart-drama%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmilla.riggio%40TRINCOLL.EDU%7C4af187b16a194c21538308d72cf02ce8%7Ca6cda06a52d94672ae1ff6f9c9f14e37%7C0%7C0%7C637027282402047251&sdata=mxPEQtzYr15QHcq2GFhwHWkaO7YYZqK%2FQHcIcrGoVYQ%3D&reserved=0>) > Professor Emerita, English and Cultural Studies > McMaster University > Hamilton ON L8S 4L9 > Canada > > > On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 14:04, Betcher, Gloria J [ENGL] > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > Sandy, your words so accurately encapsulate David that I wonder what else > any of us has to add other than our many personal stories of the impact he > had on our lives and scholarship. Thank you. With your permission, I will > share your tribute with MRDS and SEMA (the Southeastern Medieval > Association), another group whose members have been saddened to learn of > David's passing. > > Diane, you have summed things up in a nutshell. Every tribute I have seem > emphasizes the same qualities and impact of this generous man who was > friend and mentor to so many of us in early drama. We are all richer for > having known David. > > I would like to see Helen's tribute. Can someone share it, please? > > On another note, some of you might not be aware of the passing of Steve > Wright in July. Steve, a scholar of German drama (among other things), was > the long-time editor of the MRDS partner publication series EEDTS. He was > a colleague and friend to many in MRDS and very much a part of my early > years as a medieval drama scholar. Seeing him at MRDS sessions at > Kalamazoo was always a pleasure, and in more recent years, I have enjoyed > seeing Steve’s manuscript page posts and exchanging medieval art and > drama observations with him. His photos from his international travels > have been a creative window on the world for his many FB friends. Only the > week before his death, he and I exchanged citations and research notes and > had a lively discussion of the influence of early German drama in the > Czech Lands. The world has lost another marvelous human being who enriched > my life and the lives of so many others. He, too, was a generous scholar, > willing to mentor others and share his insights, especially in his field > of early German drama. > > The recent loss of these two men and of our REED friend, editor Audrey > Douglas, in such short order, is truly sad for those of us who knew them > personally and is also a loss to those who knew only their scholarship. > Their passing makes their scholarly contributions all the more important. > I know that their legacy will continue to impact our field in years to > come. All will all be missed. > > Thank you REED-L members for sharing your tributes. > > Gloria > > > > Gloria J. Betcher, Ph.D. > Adjunct Associate Professor of English > Department of English > Iowa State University > 419 Ross Hall > Ames, IA 50011 > > Office phone: (515) 294-3026 > ________________________________ > From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on > behalf of Abigail Ann Young > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 9:55 AM > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Subject: Re: In Memoriam, David Bevington > > > > Sad news indeed. I remember how profound an influence he had in the early > days of REED. > > Thanks, Sandy! > > On 2019-08-13 6:24 p.m., Diane Jakacki wrote: > Thank you, Sandy, for this lovely piece. > What continues to strike me as I read across the reminiscences of so many > of our colleagues and peers on social media is how, for so many of us, > David Bevington was a profound mentor and guide; generous, considerate, > encouraging. He was a person to learn from and aspire to be. > We are better for his kindness as well as for his wisdom. > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 6:07 PM Tiner, Elza > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > A beautiful tribute-it is so sad to lose such a great scholar and > teacher. > > Elza C. Tiner > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, Suzanne Westfall > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > Gorgeous work Sandy. Heartfelt and real. > > Cheers, > Suzanne > > > On Aug 13, 2019, at 5:39 PM, Alexandra Johnston > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > Certainly, Milla. I would be happy to have my tribute included if you do > make a collection of them. Did you see the one by Helen Ostovich? > > On 2019-08-13 4:49 p.m., Riggio, Milla C. wrote: > Dear Alexandra: > > I am working with a few people to do a tribute to David at the next SAA > meeting. One of the things I believe we might do is collect written > tributes. > > yours is so beautiful and so completely on target (how he was able to > remain so open throughout such a long life to anyone young with energy and > good ideas is a mystery) that I hope you would allow us to include it in > such a collection if we do actually make one. > > Thank you, > Hoping you are well, > Milla Riggio > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2019, at 4:16 PM, Carolyn Black > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > > The attached was written by Alexandra Johnston. > > <Memorial David Bevington.docx> > > > -- > Professor of Latin & English > School of Humanities > College of Arts & Sciences > University of Lynchburg > Lynchburg, VA 24501 > > > > -- > Diane Jakacki, Ph.D. > Digital Scholarship Coordinator > Faculty Associate in Comparative Humanities > Bucknell University > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Principal Investigator, REED London Online > Chair, ADHO Conference Coordinating Committee > > > > > -- > Dr Abigail Ann Young > 303-45 Carlton St > Toronto, ON > 416-260-0193 > http:/www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young > http:/wrestlingwiththebible.ca > >