Hildegard of Bingen - The Woman of Her Age

Informationen zum Autor Fiona Maddocks is the Classical Music critic of the Observer. She was founder editor of BBC Music Magazine and chief arts feature writer for the London Evening Standard, and has written for numerous other publications. She is the author of Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age (Faber), Harrison Birtwistle: Wild Tracks - A Conversation Diary with Fiona Maddocks (Faber) and Music for Life (Faber) Klappentext A new edition of the biography of the 12th century German abbess, composer, religious leader and visionary Hildegard of Bingen, who has recently been made a saint. Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age , by Fiona Maddocks, is a timely reissue of the biography of an extraordinary figure in the Middle Ages - recently made a Saint by Pope Benedict XVI. Zusammenfassung Best known as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. This book paints a portrait of her extraordinary life against the turbulent medieval background of crusade and schism, scientific discovery and cultural revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Maddocks, Fiona (Classical Music Critic - Observer) Maddocks, Maddocks Fiona
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.07.2013
• EAN: 9780571302437
• ISBN: 978-0-571-30243-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, RELIGION / Mysticism, Christianity, mysticism, Biography: religious & spiritual, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Biography: religious and spiritual, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Religious communities and monasticism