When Silence Plays Vielle: The Metaperformance Scenes of Le Roman de Silence in Performance

Authors

Linda Marie Zaerr, Boise State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2009

Abstract

Performance-based exploration of the thirteenth-century Le Roman de Silence can extend discussions of ambiguity by clarifying the experience of the sound of the poem. Homonymic terminology breaks down the boundary between performer and text, while metaperformance elements impose identities of characters on performer and audience.

Publication Information

Zaerr, Linda Marie. (2009). "When Silence Plays Vielle: The Metaperformance Scenes of Le Roman de Silence in Performance". Mosaic, 42(1), 99-116.