Miracles of the Virgin. Tract on Abuses

Nigel of Canterbury's Miracles of the Virgin, the oldest Latin poem about miracles performed by Mary, features lively tales illustrating her boundless mercy. Tract on Abuses rails against ecclesiastical corruption. Alongside authoritative editions of the Latin texts, this volume offers the first translations of both works into English.

About the author

Jan M. Ziolkowski is Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin in the Department of the Classics at Harvard University.Ronald E. Pepin earned his PhD in Classics at Fordham University. He is Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Capital Community College, Hartford, CT.

Summary

Nigel of Canterbury’s Miracles of the Virgin, the oldest Latin poem about miracles performed by Mary, features lively tales illustrating her boundless mercy. Tract on Abuses rails against ecclesiastical corruption. Alongside authoritative editions of the Latin texts, this volume offers the first translations of both works into English.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel of Canterbury
• Assisted by: Ronald E. Pepin (Editor and translation), Jan M. Ziolkowski (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9780674660267
• ISBN: 978-0-674-66026-7
• No. of pages: 592
• Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, Poetry, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Medieval, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Mariology, History of Religion, Classical texts, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Ancient, classical and medieval texts