Medieval and Renaissance Studies has sponsored these recent events:
Benjamin Bagby on Beowulf
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Grafton Stovall Theatre
FREE
Benjamin Bagby will present a lecture and demonstration on the epic, the language, and the performance of Beowulf. Bagby currently lives in Paris, where he leads the medieval ensemble Sequentia. His performance of Beowulf brings to life the bardic storytelling tradition from which the epic arose.
Bagby will perform Beowulf at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton on January 24. Contact the ticketing office at James D. Francis Auditorium for further information: (540) 887-7188.
