Hildegard of Bingen’s Unknown Language : An Edition, Translation, and Discussion
1st ed. 2007
by
S. Higley
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The New Middle Ages
ISBN-10
1349537349
ISBN-13
9781349537341
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2008
Print length
246 Pages
Weight
342 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 21.40 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
linguisticsLiterary studies: classical, early & medievalEuropean historyMedieval history
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The Lingua Ignota, "brought forth" by the twelfth-century German nun Hildegard of Bingen, provides 1012 neologisms for praise of Church and new expression of the things of her world. Noting her visionary metaphors, her music, and various medieval linguistic philosophies, Higley examines how the "Unknown Language" makes arid signifiers green again. This text, however, is too often seen in too narrow a context: glossolalia, angelic language, secret code. Higley provides an edition and English translation of its glosses in the Riesencodex (with assistance from the Berlin MS) , but also places it within a history of imaginary language making from medieval times to the most contemporary projects in efforts to uncover this woman s bold involvement in an intellectual and creative endeavor that spans centuries.
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