{"product_id":"selected-writings-paperback-1","title":"Selected Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHildegard of Bingen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Atherton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHildegard, the \"Sybil of the Rhine,\" was a Benedictine nun and one of the most prolific and original women writers of the Middle Ages. Arranged thematically, this new edition of her work brings together selections from her visionary trilogy, her treatise on medicine and the natural world, and her songs and correspondence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unique volume includes a chronology of her life and times, bibliography, select discography, explanatory notes, glossary, and connecting commentary. It shows Hildegard as a wide-ranging thinker who touched on many themes that concern us today, including: the relationship between human beings and the natural world, mutuality between men and women, and the importance of a holistic approach to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHildegard of Bingen \u003c\/b\u003ewas a German Benedictine abbess, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and extremely gifted polymath. Many Germans consider her to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Atherton\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and translator known for \u003ci\u003eThere and Back Again: JRR Tolkien and the Origins of the Hobbit, Complete Old English Beginning to Intermediate Course, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSelected Writing: Hildegard of Bingen. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 7.68 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684531441727,"sku":"9780140436044","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b40ec6dcae12d24ef8aaeff277130dc8.webp?v=1764967808","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/selected-writings-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}