Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater: Crash Course Theater #9
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How does a well read, sassy, nun from an abbey in Saxon happen to publish works in Latin, packed with themes of chastity? By providence her omnibus grew taller, and she became a renowned scholar. -
This smooth talker, lady author who loved the Father got a lot farther by making herself smarter, by reading with great ardor, by making her prose sharper. Wrote poetry and plays filled with violence and chaste martyrs. -
One fateful day came. She came across a play, by a man from ancient Rome. I think Terrance was his name. Thought -This bro is dope, but he is just too profane. So I-ll write my own refrain, a testament to my faith! - -
Showed her work to the Abbess, who said -This is really great, man. -
You should keep on writing. Tell em- what you have to say, fam. -
Show the congregation. His holiness, we will proclaim. -
Let your words glorify His name. -
What-s your name, man? --
Hrotsvitha the canoness. -
My name is Hrotsvitha the cannoness. -
And I-m bringin drama back. Oh, yes. -
Just you wait. Just you wait.
Date: 2022-04-04
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Lukas
Wow, I really like your videos, they are great! (And I mean the British grade of -great-, not just the American -great- -)
Just two side notes: the big beer mugs (1 litre) are Bavarian ones, in Lower Saxony (thats also where I come from) we just have 0, 3l glasses without handles - and the pronunciation of Gandersheim was good, except from the break: It's Ganders-heim, not Gander-sheim.
If you proceed with German history (I think you will come to the point with Hans Sachs later, you can contact me, if you want, and I can help you a bit, and even when it's just cutting out the wrong cliches about Germany or the pronunciation; )
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Wow, I really like your videos, they are great! (And I mean the British grade of -great-, not just the American -great- -)
Just two side notes: the big beer mugs (1 litre) are Bavarian ones, in Lower Saxony (thats also where I come from) we just have 0, 3l glasses without handles - and the pronunciation of Gandersheim was good, except from the break: It's Ganders-heim, not Gander-sheim.
If you proceed with German history (I think you will come to the point with Hans Sachs later, you can contact me, if you want, and I can help you a bit, and even when it's just cutting out the wrong cliches about Germany or the pronunciation; )
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Jhuds
Hi Mike! I had a report on morality plays for my drama class for my major in creative writing (with particular attention on the medieval morality play, The Summoning of Everyman, aka Elckerlijc in Dutch. I'd like to know if Hildegarde's morality play is older than Everyman, which my teacher claimed to be the (only) oldest surviving/oldest known medival drama. (Also, it's so fascinating to see that there are female playwrights during the medieval period)
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Hi Mike! I had a report on morality plays for my drama class for my major in creative writing (with particular attention on the medieval morality play, The Summoning of Everyman, aka Elckerlijc in Dutch. I'd like to know if Hildegarde's morality play is older than Everyman, which my teacher claimed to be the (only) oldest surviving/oldest known medival drama. (Also, it's so fascinating to see that there are female playwrights during the medieval period)
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Pria
This is wonderful! I love how you explore several different hypotheses for the creation and re-emergence of drama, and how you present several perspectives on each topic. This series is fantastic and such a joy to watch alongside CC World History, as I get to see how drama developed in relation to history. Thank you for making this series!
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This is wonderful! I love how you explore several different hypotheses for the creation and re-emergence of drama, and how you present several perspectives on each topic. This series is fantastic and such a joy to watch alongside CC World History, as I get to see how drama developed in relation to history. Thank you for making this series!
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Anne
The Ordo Virtutem is gorgeous, totally worth it if you can ever see it in concert. That massive cast of virtues is often cut down to just the key players, and the Devil does not sing - according to Hildegard, song was divine, and he could not produce it.
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The Ordo Virtutem is gorgeous, totally worth it if you can ever see it in concert. That massive cast of virtues is often cut down to just the key players, and the Devil does not sing - according to Hildegard, song was divine, and he could not produce it.
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Morgan
I studied Hrostvitha at University, and one of the plays I read of hers, was Dulcitius. I found the humour in Dulcitius really shines through in the dialogue of the sisters standing up to the govenor. Worth a read if you like reading classical plays.
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I studied Hrostvitha at University, and one of the plays I read of hers, was Dulcitius. I found the humour in Dulcitius really shines through in the dialogue of the sisters standing up to the govenor. Worth a read if you like reading classical plays.
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Olivia
Hildegard von Bingen-s music is absolutely stunning, it-s almost celestial - the group Sequentia has recorded loads of her compositions, i highly recommend checking them out on spotify
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Hildegard von Bingen-s music is absolutely stunning, it-s almost celestial - the group Sequentia has recorded loads of her compositions, i highly recommend checking them out on spotify
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Lyds54
So glad that Hildegard is getting some love! I was a music major in college, and in our medieval music class we studied her pretty intensely. My friends and I were obsessed with her!
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So glad that Hildegard is getting some love! I was a music major in college, and in our medieval music class we studied her pretty intensely. My friends and I were obsessed with her!
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David
It's very interesting to hear about the history of theatre in the West but I'm looking forward to finding out what was happening around this point in time in the rest of the world.
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It's very interesting to hear about the history of theatre in the West but I'm looking forward to finding out what was happening around this point in time in the rest of the world.
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Robyn
as a musician i'd only ever heard of hildegarde's name in the context of her revolutionary compositions. good to know she was revolutionary in other settings too!
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as a musician i'd only ever heard of hildegarde's name in the context of her revolutionary compositions. good to know she was revolutionary in other settings too!
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