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The MRDS Newsletter will appear in your mailboxes very soon. Meanwhile, for those of you already packing for Toronto, here are some tips on how to spend your time there (N.B., Information on the MRDS sessions is more complete HERE than in the published program): MLA 1997, Toronto Session 170 (MRDS) Framing Medieval Drama: Performative Texts and Textual Performances Sunday, 28 Dec. 12 noon - 1:15pm Ballroom Salon B, Royal York "Visualizing Performance: The Miniatures of Besan=E7on MS 579 (Jour du Jugement)," Richard K. Emmerson, Western Washington University "The Franciscan Frame and Its Absence in Middle English Drama," Lawrence Clopper, Indiana University "Colonial Encounters: Medieval Performances in British America," Claire Sponsler, University of Iowa Session 715 (MRDS) Homoeroticism and Homophobia in Early Drama Tuesday, 30 Dec. 1:45-3:00pm Algonquin, Royal York "Christian Iconography and Amor Fratribus in Christopher Marlowe's Edward II: Reformation, Homophobia and Cancellation of Male Love," Patrick Ryan, The University of Iowa "Tunc Spoliabunt ipsum et ligabunt ad columnan: Reading the Chester Passion Sequence as a Sado-Masochistic Scene," Mary E. Sokolowski, Binghamton University "Unnatural Acts: Sodomy and the Sins of Cain," Sylvia Tomasch, Hunter College of the City of New York Session 105 Theatricality: Ritual, Festival, Performance Sponsored by the Division on Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature Sunday 28 Dec. 10:15-11:30am York, Sheraton Centre "Women's Theatrical Space in the Counter- Reformation," Jane C. Tylus, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison "The Heights of Madness: Isabella Andreini's Participation in the 1589 Wedding Gala of Cristina di Lorena and Ferdinando Medici," Rosalind Kerr, Univ. of Toronto, Saint George Campus "Andiamo al teatro a veder la commedia: John Florio and the Theatrics of the Elizabethan Language Lesson," Michael Wyatt, Wesleyan Univ. MRDS PARTY Monday, 29 December, 5:30-7:00. Larry Clopper's Room at the Westin Harbor. More soon, Jesse [log in to unmask]