Humanities Seminar: Works in the Works – Prof. Christopher Swift presents The Cantinas de Santa Maria: Illuminating a History of Performance in 13th-Century Seville and Toledo

A-631

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2016 Time: 1 - 2 pm Location: A631   Christopher Swift discusses evidence of performance in the four extant manuscripts of the Songs of Holy Mary by King Alfonso X "El Sabio". Although this talk will not definitively settle the academic debate about staging of the songs during Alfonso's reign, Dr. Swift presents abundant visual