Renaissance Masquerade Games, Intrigue, Spies, Danger
Representing 1469, 1484, 1513, 1572, 1587, and 1598, I’ll let you keep guessing who we are, since this is a masquerade. Then we will reveal who we are.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: masquerade
Renaissance Masquerade, Commedia dell ‘Arte, and our Masks
At a CW program, I asked him about the history of masquerade, where I learned about Commedia dell ‘Arte, which had its origins in 16th century Italy.
Rhetoric Literature: Twelfth Night, Napoleon, As You Like It
Daughter: Isn’t All the world is a stage and the men are merely players? in As You Like It?
Son: I wonder if that quote inspired Napoleon to conquer Europe?
