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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nigel of Canterbury
• Con la collaborazione di: Ronald E. Pepin (Editore e traduzione), Jan M. Ziolkowski (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9780674660267
• ISBN: 978-0-674-66026-7
• Pagine: 592
• Serie: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; 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