The Writings of Margaret of Oingt : Medieval Prioress and Mystic (Library of Medieval Women)

Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate

D.S. Brewer（1990/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 92 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780859914420
• DDC分類 878.03

Full Description

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.