The plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim by Hrotsvitha

The playwright Hrotsvitha stands as the sole figure connecting the rich theatrical tradition of classical Greece and Rome with the medieval religious drama that was staged throughout Europe between c. Two versified histories: Carmen de gestis Oddonis, detailing the deeds of Otto I and De primordiis et fundatoribus coenobii Gandersheimensis, a history of the foundation of Gandersheim monastery. Eight narrative religious poems concerned with the Nativity of the Virgin, the Ascension, and a series of legends of saints (Gandolph, Pelagius, Theophilus, Basil, Denis, Agnes). Gallicanus (Parts I and II) Dulcitius Callimachus Abraham Paphnutius Sapientia.

Benedict monastery in Gandersheim wrote six plays, eight legends, two epic poems, and a historical account of the founding of the monastery at Gandersheim. Born around 935 in Saxony died in 1001 at Gandersheim monastery educated at the St. Pronunciation: Ros-VI-thuh (name derived from the old Saxon word 'hrodsuind,' meaning strong voice). Name variations: Hrosvitha Hroswitha Hrotsuit Hrotsuitha Hrotsvit Hrotsvith von Gandersheim Hrotswitha Roswitha.

The left side and the English translation on the facing right-hand page.German nun, poet, and historian who resided in the monastery in Gandersheim and was the first woman playwright of the West. Readers are treated to the original Latin on Robert Chipok, 'The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim' is aĤ32 page compendium showcasing theatrical plays of this unusual 10thĬentury female playwright. Ably translated into English by Larissaīonfante (Professor of Classics Emerita, New York University) and deftlyĮdited into a bilingual edition for Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers by She wrote in Latin, and isĬonsidered by some to be the first person since antiquity to composeĭrama in the Latin West.

Worked at Gandersheim Abbey in modern-day Bad Gandersheim, Lower Saxony,Įstablished by the Ottonian dynasty. German secular canoness, as well as a dramatist and poet who lived and APA style: The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim.The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim.' Retrieved from MLA style: 'The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim.' The Free Library.

The plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim by Hrotsvitha