A Companion to the Doctrine of the Hert: The Middle English Translation and its Latin and European Contexts - Couverture rigide

 
9780859898218: A Companion to the Doctrine of the Hert: The Middle English Translation and its Latin and European Contexts
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0859898210 ISBN 13 : 9780859898218
Editeur : University of Exeter Press, 2010

Synopsis

The Doctrine of the Hert was the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, the thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. The text progressively pairs the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit with seven key actions of the heart, leading readers toward contemplative unity with God. The text was a religious bestseller. It circulated widely throughout Europe between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries and was translated into numerous vernacular versions. This book consists of ten essays from an international group of scholars of medieval religion discussing the Middle English text alongside its Latin forebear, and other European vernacular translations (French, German, Spanish and Middle Dutch). Despite its medieval popularity, The Doctrine of the Hert has largely escaped the attention of scholars until recently. Yet it has much to offer regarding our understanding of late medieval female spirituality. University of Exeter Presss new edition (published June 2009) opens up the field by providing access to the text, and this companion further establishes scholarship on this text.

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À propos de l?auteur

Denis Renevey is Chair of Medieval English Literature and Language at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has published widely in the field of vernacular theology and female religious writings.|Christiania Whitehead is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at the University of Warwick. Her fields of interest lie in medieval allegory and female spirituality.

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Éditeur
University of Exeter Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0859898210
ISBN 13 
9780859898218
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Éditeur
Renevey Denis, Whitehead Christiania
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