Author: Katharina M Wilson
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004625801
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Selection of the works of Hrotsvit, the first-known woman dramatist, containing legends, dramas, and epics. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (c.935 - c.975), almost certainly of noble Saxon parentage, was a canoness of the Saxon imperial abbey of Gandersheim, living and working there during its time of greatest material prosperity and cultural and intellectual pre-eminence. Her importance cannot be overestimated: she is the first poet of Saxony; the first known dramatist of Christianity (indeed the first known woman dramatist of any time); and a woman displaying erudition and wit in an essentially patriarchal age, a female author in a literary field dominated by men who insisted on re-evaluating and redrawing the literary depiction of women. Discovered in the late fifteenth century, her extraordinary oeuvre, written in medieval Latin, comprises a wide variety of genres: eight legends, six dramas, and two epics, organised into three books. The present volume contains a selection of Hrotsvit's works in Englishtranslation, together with an interpretative essay, critical introduction, and scholarly apparatus. Professor KATHARINA WILSONteaches at the University of Georgia.
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim
Author: Katharina M Wilson
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004625801
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Selection of the works of Hrotsvit, the first-known woman dramatist, containing legends, dramas, and epics. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (c.935 - c.975), almost certainly of noble Saxon parentage, was a canoness of the Saxon imperial abbey of Gandersheim, living and working there during its time of greatest material prosperity and cultural and intellectual pre-eminence. Her importance cannot be overestimated: she is the first poet of Saxony; the first known dramatist of Christianity (indeed the first known woman dramatist of any time); and a woman displaying erudition and wit in an essentially patriarchal age, a female author in a literary field dominated by men who insisted on re-evaluating and redrawing the literary depiction of women. Discovered in the late fifteenth century, her extraordinary oeuvre, written in medieval Latin, comprises a wide variety of genres: eight legends, six dramas, and two epics, organised into three books. The present volume contains a selection of Hrotsvit's works in Englishtranslation, together with an interpretative essay, critical introduction, and scholarly apparatus. Professor KATHARINA WILSONteaches at the University of Georgia.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004625801
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Selection of the works of Hrotsvit, the first-known woman dramatist, containing legends, dramas, and epics. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (c.935 - c.975), almost certainly of noble Saxon parentage, was a canoness of the Saxon imperial abbey of Gandersheim, living and working there during its time of greatest material prosperity and cultural and intellectual pre-eminence. Her importance cannot be overestimated: she is the first poet of Saxony; the first known dramatist of Christianity (indeed the first known woman dramatist of any time); and a woman displaying erudition and wit in an essentially patriarchal age, a female author in a literary field dominated by men who insisted on re-evaluating and redrawing the literary depiction of women. Discovered in the late fifteenth century, her extraordinary oeuvre, written in medieval Latin, comprises a wide variety of genres: eight legends, six dramas, and two epics, organised into three books. The present volume contains a selection of Hrotsvit's works in Englishtranslation, together with an interpretative essay, critical introduction, and scholarly apparatus. Professor KATHARINA WILSONteaches at the University of Georgia.
The Holy Eucharist
Author: St Alphonsus Liguori
Publisher: Saint Pauls/Alba House
ISBN: 9780818906763
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A collection of writings on the Eucharist edited and abridged for a modern audience by Msgr.
Publisher: Saint Pauls/Alba House
ISBN: 9780818906763
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A collection of writings on the Eucharist edited and abridged for a modern audience by Msgr.
The Feast of Faith
Author: Joseph Ratzinger
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681491761
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Are liturgy and prayer important in an age of political crisis and the technological manipulation of human life? Yes, declares Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. Genuine worship of God involves the sacred liturgy and prayer. Only if man authentically worships God will true human dignity be protected, and the principles and the power to resolve the crises of our age be found. The Feast of Faith sets our to answer one basic question: How can we pray and praise God as we should? Written before Cardinal Ratzinger became Pope, this timeless book reflects enduring and inspirational insights regarding divine worship and the sacred liturgy.
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681491761
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Are liturgy and prayer important in an age of political crisis and the technological manipulation of human life? Yes, declares Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. Genuine worship of God involves the sacred liturgy and prayer. Only if man authentically worships God will true human dignity be protected, and the principles and the power to resolve the crises of our age be found. The Feast of Faith sets our to answer one basic question: How can we pray and praise God as we should? Written before Cardinal Ratzinger became Pope, this timeless book reflects enduring and inspirational insights regarding divine worship and the sacred liturgy.
The Complete Works of Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
Author: Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devotional literature
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devotional literature
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Plays of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim
Author: Hrotsvitha
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Garland Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A Brief History of Christianity
Author: Carter Lindberg
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140514887X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Charting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world’s largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century. Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day. Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation. Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography. An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity. Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140514887X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Charting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world’s largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century. Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day. Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation. Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography. An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity. Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.
The Kingis Quair of James Stewart
Author: James I (King of Scotland)
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Literary Rhetoric
Author: Heinrich F. Plett
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004171134
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
The subject of this book is literary rhetoric which is treated both in a historical outline and a systematic concept, implemented in analyses of literary texts of all ages and languages.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004171134
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
The subject of this book is literary rhetoric which is treated both in a historical outline and a systematic concept, implemented in analyses of literary texts of all ages and languages.
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim
Author: Phyllis Rugg Brown
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802089625
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Hrotsvit's keen awareness of contemporary issues and her determination to provide her readers with a rich variety of exemplary female heroes and acts of personal courage, offer twenty-first-century readers a powerful model of responsibility and agency.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802089625
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Hrotsvit's keen awareness of contemporary issues and her determination to provide her readers with a rich variety of exemplary female heroes and acts of personal courage, offer twenty-first-century readers a powerful model of responsibility and agency.
Ascetical Works
Author: Saint Basil (Bishop of Caesarea)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description