The Revelations of St. Birgitta of Sweden, Volume II
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-516626-2 (ISBN)
Collectively, the Revelationes encapsulate the workings of an extraordinary mind, alternating between a tender lyricism and a grim intensity and hallucinatory imagination, mixing stereotypical commonplaces with startling and sensational imagery, providing enlightenment on contemporary issues and practical advice about imminent and future events, and showing a constant devotion to the passion of Christ and a close identification with the Virgin.
This is the second of four volumes and it contains Book IV and Book V. Book IV includes some of Birgitta's most influential visions, with topics ranging from the Avignon papacy and purgatory, to the Hundred Years War. Book V, the Liber Quaestionum (Book of Questions), takes the form of a learned dialogue between Christ and a monk standing on a ladder fixed between heaven and earth. The argument centers on the way in which God's providence is constantly misunderstood and rejected by self-centered human beings.
The translation is based on the recently completed critical edition of the Latin text and promises to be the standard English translation of the Revelationes for years to come. It makes this important text available to a wider audience and provides the basis for new research on one of the foremost medieval women visionaries.
Morris: formerly Senior Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull, is a Board Member of the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, and a Research Associate at the Universities of York and Birmingham. She is a specialist on medieval Swedish literature, and is the author of several articles and books, including an acclaimed biography of St. Birgitta of Sweden, published by The Boydell Press. Searby: took his BA and BA at Columbia University, and his PhD at the University of Uppsala. He has previously worked as a Lecturer in Classics at the Universities of Stockholm and Uppsala, where he is currently a Research Fellow. He has produced a number of translations and critical editions in Latin and Greek, primarily within the tradition of Greek prose anthologies.
Abbreviations ; The Entire Birgittine Corpus ; Book IV ; Book V ; Bibliography ; Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.12.2008 |
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Übersetzer | Denis Searby |
Zusatzinfo | 1 halftone, 3 line illustrations |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 161 x 244 mm |
Gewicht | 671 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-516626-4 / 0195166264 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-516626-2 / 9780195166262 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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