{"title":"Jan M. Ziolkowski","description":"\u003cp\u003eJan M. Ziolkowski’s works offer insightful explorations into medieval literature and culture, with a particular focus on religious texts and their historical contexts. Readers will find scholarly yet accessible commentary that illuminates the rich tapestry of spiritual and artistic expression from the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese books delve into the intersection of faith, art, and society, providing thoughtful analysis that appeals to those interested in the nuances of medieval arts and culture. Expect careful scholarship that enhances understanding of influential works such as \u003cem\u003eMiracles of the Virgin\u003c\/em\u003e and other classical texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-commentary-on-nigel-of-canterburys-miracles-of-the-virgin-by-jan-m-ziolkowski-9780884024941","title":"A Commentary on Nigel of Canterbury’s Miracles of the Virgin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNigel of Canterbury, also known as Longchamp and Whiteacre, wrote toward the end of the so-called Twelfth-Century Renaissance. He was a Benedictine monk of Christ Church when Thomas Becket was martyred, and a star of Anglo-Latin literature while the Angevin kings held sway over a vast empire that encompassed not only the British Isles but also western France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library volume features, alongside the Latin, the first-ever English translation of Nigel's second-longest poem, \u003ci\u003eMiracles of the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e is the oldest extant collection of versified miracles of Mary in Latin and indeed in any language. The seventeen narratives, telling a gamut of tales from diabolic pacts to pregnant abbesses, gave scope for Nigel to display skills as a storyteller and stylist, while recounting the miraculous mercy of the Virgin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis supplement offers an extensive commentary to facilitate appreciation of the \u003ci\u003eMiracles\u003c\/i\u003e as poetry by a medieval writer deeply imbued in the long tradition of Latin literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485744709868,"sku":"9780884024941","price":130.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780884024941-a-commentary-on-nigel-of-canterbury-s-miracles-of-the-virgin.jpg?v=1775714450"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jan-m-ziolkowski.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}