Bibliography

The following sources were used in developing this website. Each of these resources contains a bibliography which will prove helpful for further research on Hrotswitha of Gandersheim.

English Translations of Hrotswitha's Plays

Bonfante, Larissa, trans. The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim. New York: New York UP, 1979.
St. John, Christopher, trans. The Plays of Roswitha. London, 1932.
Tillyard, H.J.W., trans. Plays of Roswitha. London, 1932.

Books About Hrotswitha's Plays

Butler, Sister Mary Marguerite. Hrotsvitha: The Theatricality of Her Plays. New York: Philosophical Library, 1960.
Haight, Anne Lyon, ed. Hroswitha of Gandersheim: Her Life, Times, and Works, and a Comprehensive Bibliography. New York: The Hroswitha Club, 1965.
Wilson, Katharina M. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: The Ethics of Authorial Stance. Davis Medieval Texts and Studies. Vol. 7. Leiden: Brill, 1988.

The following websites also provide useful information:

The Internet Medieval Sourcebook's Roswitha Page: Texts of some plays translated into English, along with prefaces.
Playwrights Prior to 1650: Brief information on Hrotswitha and other early dramatists.
English Translations of Medieval Works: An extensive bibliography.

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