you kiss by the book
Oh, Globe. I do love you. From a series of paired talks around Romeo and Juliet:
Tuesday 17 March
THE RULES OF KISSING by Dr Helen Berry
What were the rules of kissing in Shakespeare's time? Did people kiss more freely as a form of greeting than we do today? What were the rules about kisses between lovers, family members, or between friends of the same or opposite sex? In an era of poor dental hygeiene, were kisses even considered sexy? Historian Helen Berry explores some of the pleasures and pitfalls of puckering up in Elizabethan England.
STAGING KISSES by Dr Lucy Munro
What was the impact of a kiss on the all-male stage? How was kissing staged in the early modern playhouse? What effects did early modern commentators think that kissing might have on spectators? Dr Lucy Munro will explore the theatrical valences of kissing in plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and the debates that the staging of kisses aroused.
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/globeeducation/publicevents/talksandlectures/
(I haven't mentioned yet how sad I am that the Globe is doing my second-favorite tragedy (R&J) and my second-favorite comedy (AYLI) in the same season, have I? Well, I am.)
Tuesday 17 March
THE RULES OF KISSING by Dr Helen Berry
What were the rules of kissing in Shakespeare's time? Did people kiss more freely as a form of greeting than we do today? What were the rules about kisses between lovers, family members, or between friends of the same or opposite sex? In an era of poor dental hygeiene, were kisses even considered sexy? Historian Helen Berry explores some of the pleasures and pitfalls of puckering up in Elizabethan England.
STAGING KISSES by Dr Lucy Munro
What was the impact of a kiss on the all-male stage? How was kissing staged in the early modern playhouse? What effects did early modern commentators think that kissing might have on spectators? Dr Lucy Munro will explore the theatrical valences of kissing in plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and the debates that the staging of kisses aroused.
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/globeeducation/publicevents/talksandlectures/
(I haven't mentioned yet how sad I am that the Globe is doing my second-favorite tragedy (R&J) and my second-favorite comedy (AYLI) in the same season, have I? Well, I am.)