BOSTON 31 March–2 April 2016 RSA 2016 Annual Meeting, Boston, 31 March–2 April Photograph © 2016 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. William K. Richardson Fund. K. Richardson William of © 2016 Museum Boston. Arts, Fine Photograph Fund. K. Richardson William of © 2016 Museum Boston. Arts, Fine Photograph The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting Program Boston 31 March–2 April 2016 Front cover: Maria Bockenolle (Wife of Johannes Elison). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–69). Oil on canvas,1634. William K. Richardson Fund. Photograph © 2016 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Back cover: Reverend Johannes Elison. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–69). Oil on canvas, 1634. William K. Richardson Fund. Photograph © 2016 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Contents RSA Executive Board .......................................................................5 RSA Staff ........................................................................................6 RSA Donors in 2015 .......................................................................7 RSA Life Members ...........................................................................8 RSA Patron Members....................................................................... 9 Sponsors ........................................................................................ 10 Program Committee .......................................................................10 Local Arrangements Committee ......................................................10 Discipline Representatives, 2015–17 ...............................................11 Participating Associate Organizations ............................................. 12 Registration and Book Exhibition ...................................................15 Policy on Recording and Live Broadcasting...................................... 17 Business Meetings........................................................................... 18 Plenaries, Awards, and Special Events .............................................19 Program Summary Thursday ................................................................................. 22 Friday ..................................................................................... 32 Saturday ................................................................................. 44 Full Program Thursday 8:30–10:00....................................................................... 53 10:30–12:00..................................................................... 71 1:30–3:00......................................................................... 87 3:30–5:00....................................................................... 104 5:30–7:00....................................................................... 123 Friday 8:30–10:00..................................................................... 142 10:30–12:00................................................................... 160 1:30–3:00....................................................................... 180 3:30–5:00....................................................................... 199 5:30–7:00....................................................................... 217 Saturday 8:30–10:00..................................................................... 237 10:30–12:00................................................................... 254 1:30–3:00....................................................................... 272 3:30–5:00....................................................................... 290 Index of Participants ....................................................................307 Index of Sponsors .........................................................................333 Index of Session Titles .................................................................. 336 Room Charts ...............................................................................355 Maps and Floor Plans ..................................................................378 Renaissance Society of America Executive Board Joseph Connors, President Pamela H. Smith, Vice President Edward Muir, Past President James S. Grubb, Treasurer Carla Zecher, Executive Director Mary Quinlan-McGrath, Chair, Associate Organizations and International Cooperation Michael Ullyot, Chair, Electronic Media Susan Forscher Weiss, Chair, Membership Ingrid A. R. De Smet, Chair, Publications Christopher Carlsmith, Chair, Research Grants Nicholas Terpstra, Renaissance Quarterly, Articles Editor Sarah Covington, Renaissance Quarterly, Book Reviews Editor Clare Carroll, Counselor Martin Elsky, Counselor Debora Shuger, Counselor Jeffrey Chipps Smith, Counselor George Labalme Jr., Honorary Member 5 Renaissance Society of America Staff Carla Zecher, Executive Director Erika Suffern, Associate Director; Managing Editor, Renaissance Quarterly Tracy E. Robey, Assistant Director; Editor, Renaissance News Evan Carmouche, Administrative Assistant Colin S. Macdonald, Production Editor, Renaissance Quarterly Joseph Bowling, Copyeditor, Renaissance Quarterly Maura Kenny, Book Reviews Manager, Renaissance Quarterly Stephen Spencer, Editorial Assistant, Renaissance Quarterly 6 Renaissance Society of America Fund Donors in 2015 Grete Anderson Adelina Modesti Nicholas S. Baker Michael L. Monheit Leonard Barkan Tamara Morgenstern Teodolinda Barolini Edward Muir Karen-edis Barzman Chandra Mukerji Douglas Basford Yoko Odawara Ilona D. Bell Joseph M. Ortiz Elizabeth Bemis Alejandra B. Osorio Mirka M. Benes Jessica Otis JoAnne G. Bernstein Maria Teresa Micaela Prendergast Mario Carlo Bevilacqua Anne Lake Prescott Bonnie J. Blackburn Mary Quinlan-McGrath Patrick J. Bonner Albert Rabil Jr. C. Jean Campbell Sheila J. Rabin Mary Baine Campbell Cristiano Ragni Kathleen M. Comerford Vivian S. Ramalingam Joseph Connors Joshua Samuel Reid Angela De Benedictis Tracy E. Robey Jennifer Mara DeSilva Sarah G. Ross Isabella di Lenardo Brian Sandberg William E. Engel Brenda Deen Schildgen Lowell Gallagher Kathryn Schwarz Joseph E. Germano Debora Shuger Jaime L. Goodrich Nancy Siraisi In honor of Katie Kadue Jeffrey Chipps Smith Sara Ellen Kay Pamela H. Smith Timothy Kircher Erika Suffern George Labalme Jr. Brian D. Steele Robert G. La France Emily Umberger Evelyn Lincoln Harry Vredeveld Carla Lord Mara R. Wade Bridget Gellert Lyons Peter Weller Robert Macdonald Bronwen Wilson Patrick Macey Elizabeth R. Wright Angelo Mazzocco Gabriela Bruna Zarri Abraham Melamed Carla Zecher Leah Middlebrook Qiong Zhang Margaret Mikesell 7 Renaissance Society of America Life Members Lilian Armstrong Judith C. Kohl Constance T. Blackwell Walter Kreyszig Melissa M. Bullard George Labalme Jr. William J. Connell Susanne Lepsius Chickford Bobbie Darrell Germain Marc’hadour Luc Deitz G. Mallery Masters John B. Dillon James F. O’Gorman William E. Engel Richard H. Peake Jr. Thelma Greenfield Emil Polak Paul F. Grendler Cynthia M. Pyle James Hankins Gary M. Radke Richard Harrier Paul Rich Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann Anne Rolet Ralph Keen Peter L. Rudnytsky Margaret L. King Carol Warshawsky Arthur F. Kinney 8 Renaissance Society of America Patron Members Maryan W. Ainsworth Sally Anne Hickson Michael J. B. Allen Jennifer E. Jones Albert Russell Ascoli Norman L. Jones Teodolinda Barolini Cristle Collins Judd Elizabeth Bemis Mark Jurdjevic Bruce A. Boucher Farah Karim-Cooper Christopher Celenza Sara Ellen Kay Tracy E. Cooper William J. Kennedy Brian P. Copenhaver Gayle Loving Virginia Cox Tamara Morgenstern Gabriela Cultrera John Marc Mucciolo Brian A. Curran Edward Muir Natalie Zemon Davis Brian W. Ogilvie Christy Desmet Maria Peitrogiovanna Olga Anna Duhl Anne Lake Prescott Helga Luise Duncan Nathalie E. Rivere de Carles Steven A. Epstein Andrea Aldo Robiglio Margaret J. M. Ezell Victoriano Roncero López Maryann Feola James M. Saslow Peter Fogliano Pamela H. Smith Mary E. Frank Brian D. Steele Jesus Garcia Sanchez Catherine Tinsley Tuell Anthony Grafton Ronald G. Witt Hanna Holborn Gray 9 Sponsors Boston College Brandeis University Harvard University Division of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of English Samuel H. Kress Foundation Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The Tomasso Family Fund; Professor Vincent Pollina, Curator Tufts University The Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) Department of Art and Art History Department of Drama and Dance Department of English Department of History Department of Music University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Lowell Wellesley College Medieval-Renaissance Studies Program Program Committee Christy Anderson Kathryn A. Edwards Angi L. Elsea Bourgeois Martin Elsky Kenneth Gouwens A. Katie Harris Elizabeth A. Horodowich Deborah L. Krohn Bernd Renner Roberta V. Ricci Jeffrey Chipps Smith Carla Zecher, Chair Local Arrangements Committee Christopher Carlsmith, Chair Danielle Carrabino 10 Joseph Connors Judith Haber Frederick A. Ilchman Stephanie C. Leone Hope Mayo Elizabeth M. McCahill Franco Mormando Beth Prindle Valerie Ramseyer Jonathan W. Unglaub Hannah Weisman Discipline Representatives, 2015–17 Alejandra B. Osorio, Americas Christy Anderson, Art and Architecture Karen-edis Barzman, Art and Architecture Tracy E. Cooper, Art and Architecture Andrew Pettegree, Book History Kathy Eden, Classical Tradition Jessica Lynn Wolfe, Comparative Literature Angela Dressen, Digital Humanities William E. Engel, Emblems James A. Knapp, English Literature Richard C. McCoy, English Literature