The Writings of Margaret of Oingt - Medieval Prioress and Mystic

Margaret of Oingt was born around 1240 into a noble family in the French Beaujolais region, and became prioress of the Carthusian charterhouse of Poletains; visionary and mystic, her writings are intelligent and humorous. Includedhere are the Page of Meditations, on sin and salvation; the Mirror, a vision of Christ; the Life of the Virgin Saint Beatrice of Ornacieux, an exemplary text; and letters and stories, including comments on her problems as prioress. They are translated from the Latin and Francoprovencal with an introduction, notes, and interpretative essay.

Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski is Chair, Department of French and Italian, and Professorof French, at the University of Pittsburgh.

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• Authors: Renate Blumenfeld-kosi, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780859914420
• ISBN: 978-0-85991-442-0
• No. of pages: 92
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 218 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 118 g
• Series: Library of Medieval Women; Library of Medieval Women (Pap
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies