The Doctrine of the Hert (Paperback)

Denis Renevey

ISBN 10: 0859897788 / ISBN 13: 9780859897785

Editore: Liverpool University Press, Exeter, 2010

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Paperback. This volume makes readily available for the first time a critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. A religious bestseller, the Doctrina circulated throughout Europe between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries and was translated into six different languages. The Doctrina progressively pairs the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit with seven key actions of the heart, leading readers toward contemplative unity with God. Despite its medieval popularity, the Doctrina has largely escaped the attention of scholars until recently. Exeters edition offers a full textual commentary, while its introduction not only examines current thinking upon the Doctrinas authorship and envisaged primary audience, but also takes advantage of recent scholarly breakthroughs in the understanding of late medieval female spirituality. A critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Doctrine of the Hert (Paperback)
• Editore: Liverpool University Press, Exeter
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0859897788
• ISBN 13: 9780859897785
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

This volume makes available for the first time a critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, a fifteenth-century English-language translation of De doctrina cordis, which was a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treaty addressed to nuns. Offering a full textual commentary, this edition of the Doctrina also provides an introduction that not only examines current thinking on the treatise’s authorship and envisioned primary audience, but also takes advantage of recent scholarly breakthroughs in our understanding of late medieval female spirituality.

Informazioni sugli autori

Denis Renevey is professor of Old and Middle English at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Christiania Whitehead is senior lecturer in medieval English literature at the University of Warwick. Anne Mouron is a fellow in English at Greyfriars, University of Oxford.

Christiania Whitehead is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at the University of Warwick. Her fields of interest lie in medieval allegory and female spirituality. Denis Renevey is Chair of Medieval English Literature and Language at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has published widely in the field of vernacular theology and female religious writings. Anne Mouron is a fellow in English at Greyfriars, University of Oxford. She writes on late medieval devotional literature.