{"product_id":"miracles-of-the-virgin-tract-on-abuses-9780674660267","title":"Miracles of the Virgin. Tract on Abuses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of the earliest Latin poems about miracles performed by the Virgin Mary, composed in twelfth-century Canterbury by a Benedictine monk who inspired Chaucer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNigel (ca. 1135-1198), a Benedictine monk at Christ Church in Canterbury, is best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e--a popular satire whose hero Burnellus the Ass is referenced in Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. Nigel's oeuvre also includes other important poems and hagiography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMiracles of the Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e is the oldest Latin poem about miracles performed by Mary. This collection features seventeen lively tales in which the Virgin rescues a disappointed administrator from a pact with the devil, has a Roman emperor killed by a long-dead martyr, saves a Jewish boy from being burned alive, and shields an abbess from the shame of pregnancy. Each story illustrates the boundlessness of Mary's mercy. In the \u003ci\u003eTract on Abuses, \u003c\/i\u003e a letter that resembles a religious pamphlet, Nigel rails against ecclesiastical corruption and worldly entanglements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside authoritative editions of the Latin texts, this volume offers the first translations of both works into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel Of Canterbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674660267","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717429186697,"sku":"9780674660267","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4c1b91d6-515c-49d1-b1f4-8afd1e81d9ae.jpg?v=1778613744","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/miracles-of-the-virgin-tract-on-abuses-9780674660267","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}