Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: A Florilegium of Her Works

(Part of the Library of Medieval Women Series)

by Hrotsvitha

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0859914895

ISBN13:9780859914895

Release Date:April 1998

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer

Length:136 Pages

Weight:0.48 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Ancient & Classical Literature Continental European Criticism & Theory Drama Fantasy Epics History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Medieval

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