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Hrosvitha of Gandersheim

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time c. 935–1002 Also known as Hrosvitha of Gandersheim、Hrotsvitha、Hrotsvit of Gandersheim

Hrosvitha of Gandersheim (c. 935–1002) was a 10th-century German Benedictine canoness and poet who composed Latin dramas and epics at Gandersheim Abb…

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  1. c. 950–970Gandersheim Abbey · SaxonyReceived religious life and a Latin education at the women's convent of Gandersheim in Saxony, an important Ottonian religious and cultural center.
  2. c. 960–990Gandersheim Abbey · SaxonyComposed eight Latin religious dramas along with several epics and legend poems, mostly drawn from martyr and saint stories, and is regarded by later ages as one of the pioneers of the medieval dramatic revival.
  3. c. 990–1002Gandersheim Abbey · SaxonyContinued writing hymns and historical works; her manuscripts were rediscovered in later ages, leading modern scholarship to reassess the literary achievements of this 10th-century woman writer.

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