The Utopian Vision That Explains Renaissance Fairs
This is the second-largest such event in the United States, and thus the world, since nations that participated in the actual Renaissance appear to be less interested in these curious living-history fairs devoted to extremely loose simulations of ye olde village life. As we drifted about the straw-covered lanes of the 27-acre pretend village of Revel Grove, purchasing fried foods and dragon baubles and doling out cash for low-tech pastimes like axe-hurling, I wondered what made this goofy farrago of ingredients so inviting.
