Visions of Heaven & Hell Before Dante
Download or Read eBook Visions of Heaven & Hell Before Dante PDF written by Venerable Bede and published by Medieval & Renaissance Texts. This book was released on 2009-03-22 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Venerable Bede |
| Publisher | : Medieval & Renaissance Texts |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 2009-03-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1599102323 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781599102320 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Visions of Heaven & Hell Before Dante by : Venerable Bede
Book excerpt: 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.
