The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen: The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen
Volume III
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- Edition number and title :The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 25 March 2004
- ISBN 9780195168372
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 246x158x24 mm
- Weight 513 g
- Language English 0
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This is the third and final volume of the complete annotated translation of the correspondence of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). Hildegard was one of the most remarkable women of pre-modern times. She was the author of six major treatises, founded two important monasteries, wrote music that is still performed today, presided over the creation of the earliest full-fledged morality play, and became the correspondent and adviser of popes, kings, an emperor, and numerous others representing a cross-section of medieval society. The letters in Volume III were written to members of the laity (including such notables as Frederick Barbarossa and Eleanor of Aquitaine) and to the rank and file of religious communities. With the publication of this volume, Hildegard's entire correspondence will now be available in English for the first time.
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This is the third and final volume of the complete annotated correspondence of the extraordinary nun, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). One of the most remarkable women of her day, Hildegard was, for more than 30 years, an unflinching advisor and correspondent of all levels of church and society, from popes and kings to ordinary lay persons, from Jerusalem to England. This present volume (letters 218-390) is noteworthy for its large collection of letters to a non-ecclesiastical audience, and because it contains letters not just to such high-ranking notables as Frederick Barbarossa, King Henry II of England, or Eleanor or Acquitaine, but also to common, ordinary individuals of no importance whatsoever, save that they received a letter from Hildegard of Bingen. Addressing matters as diverse as the "humors" and their relation to health and salvation, the fate of departed souls, the frequency and horror of homicide in her age, a means of exorcising malignant spirits, an effective kind of incantation to alleviate nightmares, the proper attitude and response to the fact of excommunication, and male infidelity in marriage, Hildegard provides a unique view of the twelfth century world. Here also are found compositions in epistolary style that are actually sermons, mediations, prayers, or treatises on a wide range of theological topics, such as prophecy, celebration of the Mass, the Lord's Prayer, the creation, and the fall of Adam. Like previous volumes, the translation follows the most recent definitive Latin text, in which the letters are organized according to the rank and station of Hildegard's correspondents.
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The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen: The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen: Volume III
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