Project Gutenberg 2015-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 164 Hrotsvitha Gandersheim, Roswitha von Hrosvit von Gandersheim Hroswitha von Gandersheim Hrotsvit, of Gandersheim Hrotsvitha Gandeshemensis Rosvita, di Gandersheim Roswitha von Gandersheim Gandersheim, Roswitha of Magnin, Charles 1793 1862 Théâtre de Hrotsvitha religieuse allemande du dixième siècle, traduit pour la première fois en français avec le texte latin revu sur le manuscrit de Munich Produced by Laurent Vogel, Bibimbop, The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Théâtre de Hrotsvitha" by Hrotsvitha is a collection of medieval drama written in the 10th century. The work showcases a series of plays by Hrotsvitha, a German nun, introducing themes of chastity, faith, and the strength of women in confronting male adversities. This collection stands out as a vital piece of women's contributions to literature during an era generally deemed lacking in artistic expression. At the start of this work, the introduction highlights the uniqueness of Hrotsvitha's plays, asserting their significance in a time typically associated with a decline in theatrical representation. The introduction discusses the cultural context of the 10th century, particularly the abbey of Gandersheim, where Hrotsvitha likely composed her plays in a highly literate environment, contrary to the common perception of the Middle Ages as a dark age for the arts. This section also hints at the themes found within the plays, such as the triumph of female virtue over male brutality, preparing the reader for the rich narratives and character developments that follow in the subsequent plays of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Christian drama, Latin (Medieval and modern) Drama, Medieval PA Text FR Théâtre Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 948670 948631 2024-09-20T07:20:36.852638 2023-09-21T04:16:29.176288 text/html text/html 935230 2015-02-01T19:12:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 869174 2015-02-01T19:12:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 883315 2024-09-20T07:21:02.414439 application/epub+zip 894570 2024-09-20T07:20:42.182665 application/epub+zip 343412 2024-09-20T07:20:39.386557 application/epub+zip 1292710 2024-09-20T07:21:14.461398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1126053 2024-09-20T07:20:59.084484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577344 2022-09-21T19:43:43.719380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546369 546110 2024-09-20T07:20:29.899642 2023-09-21T04:16:23.027187 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 546715 2015-02-01T19:12:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 202524 2015-02-01T19:12:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19772 2024-09-20T07:21:14.654377 application/rdf+xml 10800 2024-09-20T07:20:39.762553 image/jpeg 2284 2024-09-20T07:20:39.578566 image/jpeg 861167 2024-09-20T07:20:36.932575 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia