{"product_id":"miracles-of-the-virgin-tract-on-abuses-hardcover","title":"Miracles of the Virgin. Tract on Abuses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNigel Of Canterbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJan M. Ziolkowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJan M. Ziolkowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of the earliest Latin poems about miracles performed by the Virgin Mary, composed in twelfth-century Canterbury by a Benedictine monk who inspired Chaucer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNigel (ca. 1135-1198), a Benedictine monk at Christ Church in Canterbury, is best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e--a popular satire whose hero Burnellus the Ass is referenced in Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. Nigel's oeuvre also includes other important poems and hagiography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMiracles of the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e is the oldest Latin poem about miracles performed by Mary. This collection features seventeen lively tales in which the Virgin rescues a disappointed administrator from a pact with the devil, has a Roman emperor killed by a long-dead martyr, saves a Jewish boy from being burned alive, and shields an abbess from the shame of pregnancy. Each story illustrates the boundlessness of Mary's mercy. In the \u003ci\u003eTract on Abuses, \u003c\/i\u003e a letter that resembles a religious pamphlet, Nigel rails against ecclesiastical corruption and worldly entanglements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside authoritative editions of the Latin texts, this volume offers the first translations of both works into English.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727503888447,"sku":"9780674660267","price":56.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d94d80224e723c6ae74c6e64e4265efa.webp?v=1765115080","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/miracles-of-the-virgin-tract-on-abuses-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}