Henry Totting of Oyta: Three Sermons of a Late Medieval Intellectual

The book presents critical editions and structural analyses of three hitherto neglected sermons of Henry Totting of Oyta: De passione Domini, De assumpcione Marie and De nativitate Iohannis Baptiste. A biographical study on the author, who was active in Paris, Prague, Erfurt and Vienna in the 14th century, completes the volume.

The book presents Henry Totting of Oyta (d. 1397), a late medieval intellectual who was active in Erfurt, Prague, Paris, and Vienna. In spite of the fact that he is a well-known figure, the majority of his works remain unedited in manuscripts. The authors analyse and provide the first editions of three of his sermons: On the Passion, On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and On the Nativity of John the Baptist. Totting wrote each of them at a different point in his career, for a different audience and in a different style. They contribute to our knowledge about late medieval devotion and illustrate the transformation of late medieval intellectual life in Central Europe.

Autorentext

Jan Odstrc ilík studied Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies at Charles University (Prague). He researches late medieval preaching, and medieval Latin treatises on the art of studying. Riccardo Burgazzi studied Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies at Charles University (Prague). He focuses on late medieval Apocrypha. Francesca Battista studied History and Literature at G. d Annunzio University (Chieti-Pescara) and Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies at Charles University (Prague). She specializes in the field of medieval letters, ars dictaminis and female voice in medieval literature.

Inhalt

Henry Totting of Oyta De passione Domini De assumpcione Marie De nativitate Iohannis Baptiste Late medieval preaching Intellectual history Manuscript studies Medieval Central European universities Petrarch