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<div style="" class="yiv274632056MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 112, 192); font-size: 12pt;">Renaissance Playwright Barbara <span id="yiv274632056misspell-0" class="yiv274632056mark">Torelli's </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Partenia </span>takes the Stage at the <span id="yiv274632056misspell-1" class="yiv274632056mark">Beachwood Library</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><span id="yiv274632056lw_1378926520_1" class="yiv274632056yshortcuts">Thursday October 17 at 7:00 pm</span>.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <br></span></div>
<div style="" class="yiv274632056MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Never heard of Barbara <span id="yiv274632056misspell-2" class="yiv274632056mark">Torelli</span>, or her play <i style=""><span id="yiv274632056misspell-3" class="yiv274632056mark">Partenia</span></i>? Then come to this program! </span></div>
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<div style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;" class="yiv274632056MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Written in 1587 <i><span id="yiv274632056misspell-4" class="yiv274632056mark">Partenia</span>,</i> defies the stereotype of the silent and submissive female in the Renaissance era. <span id="yiv274632056misspell-5" class="yiv274632056mark">Torelli</span> subtly yet deftly steers the shepherds and nymphs who populate this pastoral drama in ways that raise an oppositional voice to arranged marriage and spousal abuse as well as to demonstrate the moral superiority of female friends over their male counterpart” says <span id="yiv274632056misspell-6" class="yiv274632056mark">CWRU</span>’s Barbara Burgess-Van <span id="yiv274632056misspell-7" class="yiv274632056mark">Aken</span>, Ph.D.who has
just published the definitive study of this <span id="yiv274632056misspell-8" class="yiv274632056mark">barelyknown</span> work.
Barbara will discuss the play, and students will perform select scenes.</span></div>
<div style=""><br style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Free and open to the public. The <span id="yiv274632056misspell-9" class="yiv274632056mark">Beachwood</span> Branch is located at 25501 Shaker Blvd at the corner of of Shaker Blvd W and Richmond Rd. Please register by calling 216-831-6868 or at the <span id="yiv274632056misspell-10" class="yiv274632056mark">Beachwood</span> page at http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/</font></div></div>
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