Visions of Heaven and Hell Before Dante
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Author | : Eileen Gardiner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : 0934977143 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780934977142 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Visions of Heaven and Hell Before Dante by : Eileen Gardiner
Book excerpt: This essential and widely used collection of visions of heaven and hell, the first in English, presents new translations of two visions and newly edited versions of previously translated ones. Describes the place of these works in medieval literature and provides a helpful resource for studying elements of medieval religion. Includes: St. Peter's Apocalypse, St. Paul's Apocalypse, St. Brendan's Voyage, St. Patrick's Purgatory, and the Visions of Furseus, Drythelm, Wetti, Charles the Fat, Tundale, the Monk of Evesham, and Thurkill. Bibliography, index, glossary, notes, illustrated.