tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post5891291871928806433..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: this is a good example of why I suck at collegeAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-33057591794939204992010-01-04T00:55:57.548-05:002010-01-04T00:55:57.548-05:00And I groaned and howled because if I were in your...And I groaned and howled because if I were in your place I would do Montaigne, but he might be too late. He's considered Renaissance rather than Middle Ages/medievial.<br /><br />(There was also a renaissance of the 12th century).<br /><br />What Augustine were you thinking of doing originally? He has such a wide range of writings. (And he's the one who Christianised the education system, though before 1000 Europe was a relative backwater to Islam and China).<br /><br />fifth century = 400 and all that. As a student I did not really do much before 800, or 1200 if it comes to that. (And certainly <i>not</i> in Latin).<br /><br />Francis Assisi was a poet, and his followers too. The dissenters made a new style.<br /><br />Allegory was a big genre. I don't know that it has particular authors except for Dante (the Divine Comedy.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-44956233082884885602010-01-04T00:36:08.672-05:002010-01-04T00:36:08.672-05:00I love Swedenborg too, mainly because Helen Keller...I love Swedenborg too, mainly because Helen Keller did, as a writer and as a religionist.<br /><br />Medieval time is probably 900-1400 or even 900-1600. Because if it was from the latter portion of history, you could well do Jean Bolland and the people influenced from/by him.<br /><br />Are you looking for a hagiography type writing? There are lots of Irish ones. For example: St Bridget. And Wikipedia mentions half a dozen relevant websites, with societies and newsletters and such.<br /><br />What about Hildegarde of Bingen? She was in the 12th century (1095?-1179), and she wrote about her experiences in Latin.<br /><br />Here is a Hildegarde work (or reference to same on Wikipedia):<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scivias" rel="nofollow">Scivias</a><br /><br />And Abelard and Heloise are really good. I think they are from about the same time. Probably, as well as the letters, there is Abelard's <i>history of my calamities</i>. (and about 15 other writings).<br /><br />I enjoyed reading a biography of them in June to August 2009.<br /><br />Yeah, personal experiences would be likely to be in the vernacular, whether it be: English, French, German, Italian...<br /><br />Jacobus de Varagine's stories are supposed to be easy to read. And Meister Eckhart. And the Catholic Encyclopaedia is often helpful for interesting people.<br /><br />We'll see what your advisor says.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com