The Spiritual Life and Other Writings |
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| Author:
| Battista Da Varano, Camilla |
| Editor:
| Hudon, William V. |
| Translator:
| Hudon, William V. |
| Series title: | The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64959-094-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2023 |
| Publisher: | Iter Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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A new edition of all of de Varano's known works, several of which have never before appeared in English. Camilla Battista da Varano (1458-1524) was a Franciscan nun and the author of profound spiritual writings in both prose and verse. Raised in the princely household of Camerino in north-central Italy, she put her thorough humanist education to use explaining her own spiritual experience and delivering advice to others. Varano composed ecstatic...
More Description A new edition of all of de Varano's known works, several of which have never before appeared in English.
Camilla Battista da Varano (1458-1524) was a Franciscan nun and the author of profound spiritual writings in both prose and verse. Raised in the princely household of Camerino in north-central Italy, she put her thorough humanist education to use explaining her own spiritual experience and delivering advice to others. Varano composed ecstatic revelations, prayers, poems, hagiography, spiritual direction, and commentary on convent legislation. She drew on a wide variety of sources, including scripture and Church Fathers, plus popular literature and proverbs. Varano was an erudite woman of considerable complexity, defying many of the commonplace images we associate with religious women of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.