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Record Number:
11660
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Ehrenschwendtner , Marie Luise.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Puellae litteratae: The Use of the Vernacular in the Dominican Convents of Southern Germany
Source:
Medieval Women in Their Communities. Edited by Diane Watt. University of Toronto Press, 1997. Pages 49 - 71.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Dominican Order
Education
Latin Language
Literacy
Monasticism
Readers
Vernacular Language
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
13- 14- 15
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
Related Resources:
"Ehrenschwendtner argues that unlike the more conservative and traditional monastic houses, such as Helfta, the Dominican nuns used more vernacular in their religious lives. The Dominican friars who oversaw them did not deny them access to Latin, but rather seemed to have encouraged the use of the vernacular outside of the liturgy." From the review written by Katherine L. French of "Medieval Women in Their Communities,"
"Medieval Review" (TMR ID: 96.12.11)
. [Reproduced by permission of the "Medieval Review."].
Author's Affiliation:
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1997.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0802042899