Visions of Heaven and Hell Before Dante
This essential and widely used collection of visions of heaven and hell, the first in English, presents new translations of two visions and newly edited versions of previously translated ones. Describes the place of these works in medieval literature and provides a helpful resource for studying elements of medieval religion. Includes: St. Peter's Apocalypse, St. Paul's Apocalypse, St. Brendan's Voyage, St. Patrick's Purgatory, and the Visions of Furseus, Drythelm, Wetti, Charles the Fat, Tundale, the Monk of Evesham, and Thurkill. Bibliography, index, glossary, notes, illustrated.
- Author
- Eileen Gardiner, Alexandra Eldridge
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 318
- Publisher
- Italica Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780934977142
- Genres
- religion, theology, history, medieval
- Release date
- 2009
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