Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America
Proposals are invited for the following sessions sponsored by the RSA Division in Hispanic Literature and the Cervantes Society of America-Spanish Letters Under the Catholic Monarchs and Charles I of SpainImpacts, developments or practices relating to Humanism, religious reforms, the recovery of the classics, exchanges between Spain and other nations, philology, etc.-Hybrid Genres of the Spanish RenaissanceWhat do hybrid genres tell us about the development of the literary art? What did Spanish writers say about, and do with, genres, forms and styles that appear mixed from either their or our perspective?-Lope de Vega in ProsePapers on any aspect of the canonical playwright’s “other” writings: La Dorotea, La Arcadia, the Novelas a Marcia Leonarda, the letters, etc.The Life-Cycle of the Book in Early Modern SpainThe gestation, birth or afterlife of best sellers.Unread, unloved or aborted masterpieces.Prohibited or expurgated works.Collective authorship.Packaging, marketing and promoting books.Purloined LettersPlagiarism, false authorship, unauthorized publications, misleading or self-serving commentaries or translations.Cervantes and Shakespeare: Works and Lives in Common?Papers can include early (pre-1700) adaptations or translations between Spain and England, with a focus on the two authors whose quatercentenaries we celebrate this year.Miguel de Cervantes’s Persiles, 1616-2016Papers on how the Persiles has been, should be or might be read.Cervantes as Critic or ReaderWhat does Cervantes tell us about writings from his or earlier times, and how to read them?