[Ravensfort] Hroswitha
David Hoffpauir
env_drh at shsu.edu
Wed May 11 13:49:20 PDT 2005
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi294.htm
Women in the Middle Ages tend to go overlooked. Sure there are a few who 'stand out'. Heloise and Joan of Arc are two who come to mind as the most 'prominent'. So, it's interesting to see obscure figures, especially women, given credit, and remembered.
Hroswitha, was a nun who lived in the tenth century. A nun who wrote comedy, 'nun' the less! (hehe, you knew that was coming!) Albrecht Dürer commemorated her in a print drawn 500 years after her death, so obviously she was popular and remained so throughout period times. Like most women of the medieval times, however, she is all but lost to the modern experience.
After thinking on the subject, I have no idea what a medieval nun would find funny, but the image of a cloister of sisters rolling hysterically on the ground seems intriguing enough. I'm sure it would appear perfectly normal if not for this notion of chickens....
....brown chickens, with yellow feet, and white pantaloons...
If you ever run across anything of hers, let me know.
Take a listen,
Regards,
dsd
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