Fortune and misfortune at Saint Gall:

"The stories recounted by Ekkehard IV in his Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall (Casus sancti Galli) have given shape and color to much of what we know about medieval monks and the wider world beyond their monastery. In his preface, Ekkehard stated that he would record 'fortunate and unf...

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Main Author: Eccardus IV. Sangallensis 980-1056 (Author)
Other Authors: Albu, Emily 1945- (Translator), Lozovsky, Natalia (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2021
Series:Dumbarton Oaks medieval library doml 68
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"The stories recounted by Ekkehard IV in his Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall (Casus sancti Galli) have given shape and color to much of what we know about medieval monks and the wider world beyond their monastery. In his preface, Ekkehard stated that he would record 'fortunate and unfortunate events that happened at the monastery of Saint Gall and Saint Otmar,' repeating the words fortunia et infortunia three times in the same introductory passage. In the preface, Ekkehard also warned his audience that tracing the changing fortunes of his monastery would be a difficult task because that would touch upon the controversial subject of monastic discipline. Here Ekkehard introduced a theme that he and his fellow monks found vitally important because of the issues lying at the heart of monastic reform. From the very beginning, Ekkehard expressed his disapproval of the reform movement. In the Casus Ekkehard only hinted at contemporary debates and figures, but he was more outspoken when adding notes in the margins of manuscripts. For Ekkehard, the major issue at stake was the understanding of monastic discipline as dictated by the Rule of Benedict, and in broader terms, the nature and meaning of monastic life in its relationship to the world outside."--
Item Description:The Latin text is in the edition prepared by Hans Haefele and Ernst Tremp, published as volume 82 of the series Monumenta Germaniae historica, Scriptores rerum Germanicarum in usum scholarum separatim editi--Page 409
Physical Description:xxviii, 506 Seiten
ISBN:9780674251465

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