| The Doctrine of the Hert: A Critical Edition with Introduction and Commentary Contributor(s): Whitehead, Christiania (Editor), Renevey, Denis (Editor), Mouron, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859897788 ISBN-13: 9780859897785 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $38.07 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 Annotation: This volume makes available for the first time a critical edition of "The Doctrine of the Hert," a fifteenth-century English-language translation of "De doctrina cordis," which was a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treaty addressed to nuns. Offering a full textual commentary, this edition of the "Doctrina" also provides an introduction that not only examines current thinking on the treatise's authorship and envisioned primary audience, but also takes advantage of recent scholarly breakthroughs in our understanding of late medieval female spirituality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.28" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume makes readily available for the first time a critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. A religious bestseller, the Doctrina circulated throughout Europe between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries and was translated into six different languages. The Doctrina progressively pairs the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit with seven key actions of the heart, leading readers toward contemplative unity with God. Despite its medieval popularity, the Doctrina has largely escaped the attention of scholars until recently. Exeter's edition offers a full textual commentary, while its introduction not only examines current thinking upon the Doctrina's authorship and envisaged primary audience, but also takes advantage of recent scholarly breakthroughs in the understanding of late medieval female spirituality. |