The Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim provides for the first time, in a single, affordable volume, skillful English translations of all works attributed to the tenth-century canoness Hrotsvit on pages that face the Latin text based on Walter Berschin’s authoritative 2001 edition. Babcock begins his Introduction with high praise for Hrotsvit: she is “among the most widely read and studied of Medieval Latin writers,” and “in the quantity of her output, the diversity of genres in which she worked, and the intrinsic interest of her compositions, she ranks among the most important Latin writers of any period.” The translations he provides are likely to convince readers that he has not exaggerated.
Phyllis Rugg Brown
The Medieval Review
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