A Companion to Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (Fl. 960) - Contextual and Interpretive Approaches

Hrotsvit wrote stories, plays, and histories during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (962-973). Twelve original essays survey her work, showing historical roots and contexts, Christian values, and a surprisingly modern grappling with questions of identity and female self-realization.

About the author

Phyllis R. Brown, Ph.D. (1979) in English, University of Oregon, is Associate Provost at Santa Clara University. She co-edited Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Contexts, Identities, Affinities, and Performances (2004) and Women Writing Latin: From Roman Antiquity to Early Modern Europe (2002).

Stephen L. Wailes, Ph.D. (1968) in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, is Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies, Indiana University. Among his publications on medieval writing is Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (Selinsgrove, 2006).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2012
• EAN: 9789004229624
• ISBN: 978-90-04-22962-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 243 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 772 g
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Chri
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity