Description
| Product ID: | 9781108457811 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Title: | The Cambridge Companion to Hildegard of Bingen |
| Authors: | Author: Jennifer Bain |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Theory of music and musicology, Theory of music & musicology, Art music, orchestral and formal music, European history, History, Theology, Gender studies, gender groups, History of medicine, Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600), European history, Medieval history, Theology, Gender studies, gender groups, History of medicine |
| Description: | This Companion explores the multi-faceted life and works of Hildegard of Bingen, monastic founder, visionary, composer, and writer of religious and scientific texts. Designed for advanced students and new Hildegard researchers, it includes essays by experts in medieval history, theology, German literature, musicology, and history of medicine. This specially commissioned collection of thirteen essays explores the life and works of Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), monastic founder, leader of a community of nuns, composer, active correspondent, and writer of religious visions, theological treatises, sermons, and scientific and medical texts. Aimed at advanced university students and new Hildegard researchers, the essays provide a broad context for Hildegard''s life and monastic setting, and offer comprehensive discussions on each of the main areas of her output. Engagingly written by experts in medieval history, theology, German literature, musicology, and the history of medicine, the essays are grounded in Hildegard''s twelfth-century context, and investigate her output within its monastic and liturgical environments, her reputation during and after her life, and the materiality of the transmission of her works, considering aspects of manuscript layout, illumination, and scribal practices at her Rupertsberg monastery. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-04 |
