The Voices of Mechthild of Magdeburg
(Sprache: Englisch)
Mechthild of Magdeburg's singular book Das Fließende Licht der Gottheit ('The Flowing Light of the Godhead') must be accounted one of the most significant texts in German that we have from the thirteenth century. As a piece of first-rate imaginative writing...
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Mechthild of Magdeburg's singular book Das Fließende Licht der Gottheit ('The Flowing Light of the Godhead') must be accounted one of the most significant texts in German that we have from the thirteenth century. As a piece of first-rate imaginative writing in the vernacular it is a highly rewarding text for those interested in medieval literature and women's writing. It is also of considerable interest to historians and theologians as a document of female spirituality. This introduction to Mechthild's extraordinary account of her revelations and of her relationship with God and with her contemporaries makes Mechthild's book more accessible to the English speaker. It takes as its central focus the multi-voiced nature of Mechthild's writings, suggesting ways of reading her work through an analysis of key voices in the text: (i) the social-historical voice of Mechthild as beguine and nun (ii) the authorial voice (iii) the voice of the mystic and prophet with particular reference to the influence of the Psalter and the Song of Songs (iv) the temporal voice of the visionary at the intersection of Mechthild's personal story with the master story of Christian salvation.
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Contents: The polyphony and dialogicity of the text - Mechthild's social-historical identity as beguine and nun - The concept of authorship - The fundamental significance of the Psalter and the Song of Songs as literary models - The concept and modulation of time in Mechthild's visions.
Autoren-Porträt von Elizabeth Ann Andersen
The Author: Elizabeth A. Andersen was born in 1951. She graduated from the University of St. Andrews in 1974 with an M.A. Honours degree in German Language and Literature and from the University of Edinburgh in 1986 with a Ph.D. on the Prosa-Lancelot. She has been employed by the University of Newcastle since 1978 where she is now a Senior Lecturer in the Department of German Studies.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Elizabeth Ann Andersen
- 2000, Neuausg., 255 Seiten, Maße: 14,6 x 22,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
- ISBN-10: 3906765601
- ISBN-13: 9783906765600
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2000
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Englisch
Pressezitat
"Andersens Buch bietet insgesamt eine flüssige, stimulierende und gut lesbare Einführung in Mechthilds Text." (Sara S. Poor, Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie)"...as an introduction to Mechthild's work for the English-speaking academic world, this monograph will undoubtedly serve its purpose, diffusing more widely a very important text of German Middle Ages. This is equally reflected in the very extensive peripheral material, ranging from footnotes and an index to a list of primary and secondary sources including translations and modern editions of the primary works discussed." (Christine McWebb, Seminar. A Journal of Germanic Studies)
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