Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)
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Hildegard von Bingen was ...
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Receptions of Hildegard von Bingen, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Dag-herinneringen | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1856 | comments on person |
MENTIONED IN:
- Talvj: Deutschlands Schriftstellerinnen bis vor hundert Jahren, 1861, p. 44
- Buck, Guide to women’s literature, 1992
- Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) I, 111.
- Lerner, Creation of Feminist Consciousness, 1993, discussed p.49-52, 64
cf.
- Scheepsma, in Van Dijk e.a., "I have heard about you"
jujo oct 10
In 1136, Hildegard was unanimously elected as "magistra" of her sister community by her fellow nuns. Between 70 and 80 music compositions have survived, which is one of the largest repertoires among medieval composers. Hildegard left behind over 100 letters, 72 songs, seventy poems, and 9 books.