“Memory and Performance: Classical reception in Early Modern Festivals", doppio numero monografico della rivista “Skenè. Journal of Theatre and Drama Studies”, 10.2

The present special issue is part of a double bill on the topic of Memory and Performance. Early Modern Festivals and Classical Reception,of which this is the second and conclusive instalment. It engages with how performances within the context of festivals, whether a one-time courtly or noble celebration (such as a wedding) or a commemorative ceremony (such as a funeral), or part of an established festive event, preserved and transmitted collective memories.