• Works in Progress with Jodie Miller

    Renart li rous: The Physiognomy of a Traitor The Roman de Renart, an Old French literary cycle composed between the late-twelfth and mid-thirteenth centuries, tells the tale of the fox, Renart, who wreaks havoc on his society through renardie, or foxish and deceitful misbehavior. The first branch, or section, of the cycle recounts how Renart […]

  • Works-in-Progress

    Guest Speaker: Jiakai Zhang The presentation will focus on the Xiqin Quyi 西琴曲意(Eight Songs for Western Keyboard) composed by Matteo Ricci 利瑪竇 (1552-1610) in classical Chinese. Ricci was a Jesuit missionary who came to the Ming court and dedicated this collection of songs to the Wanli Emperor (萬曆皇帝) to be sung along with a keyboard […]