1st Edition

Elizabeth Evelinge, I Printed Writings 1500–1640: Series I, Part Three, Volume 3

By Frans Korsten Copyright 2002
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

The history of the angelicall virgin glorious S.Clare (Douai 1635) is a translation by 'Sister Magdalen' of a work by the Franciscan priest François Hendricq, Vie admirable de madame S. Claire fondatrice des Pauvres Clairesses (1631). In its turn Hendricq's book is largely a translation of parts of Luke Wadding's Annales ordinis minorum ('Annals of the Franciscan Order'). These volumes include an... Read more
Contents: Introductory note; Elizabeth Evelinge: The history of the angelicall virgin glorious S. Clare; Appendix: Variant signature E4r-v from the Folger Shakespeare Library copy of The History of the angelicall virgin glorious S. Clare.

Biography

Frans Korsten

'These volumes will undoubtedly be of interest to scholars working on the intersections between print and devotion in the period, particularly those who wish to study how such issues are inflected in female authors and female audiences. Indeed, their publication also speaks to the current interest in bridging traditional gaps between 'medieval' and 'early modern', particularly in terms of how wider networks of publication impacted tightly defined communities.' Sixteenth Century Journal