Phyllis R. Brown, Ph.D. (1979) in English, University of Oregon, is Associate Provost at Santa Clara University. She co-edited Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Contexts, Identities, Affinities, and Performances (2004) and Women Writing Latin: From Roman Antiquity to Early Modern Europe (2002).Stephen L. Wailes, Ph.D. (1968) in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, is Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies, Indiana University. Among his publications on medieval writing is Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (Selinsgrove, 2006).

‘’Most pleasantly, each contribution was written in an accessible fashion, without ever losing the high scholarly level. We can truly commend the editors for having created a marvelous foundation for future research on Hrotsvit.’’Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona. In: Mediaevistik, 26, 2013, p. 339.

• AcknowledgmentsEditions, Translations, and Abbreviations Canon and TitlesPART IINTRODUCTIONChapter One: Hrotsvit and Her WorldStephen L. WailesChapter Two: Hrotsvit and Her WorksWalter BerschinHrotsvit’s Mind and SpiritChapter Three: Hrotsvit in Context: Convents and Culture in Ottonian GermanyJane StevensonChapter Four: Hrotsvit’s Theology of Virginity and ContinenceGary MacyPART IIHROTSVIT’S WRITINGS: CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMSChapter Five: The Sacred Stories in VerseStephen L. WailesChapter Six: Hrotsvit’s PlaysStephen L. WailesChapter Seven: The Necessity of Hrotsvit: Evangelizing TheatreMichael Zampelli, S. J.Chapter Eight: David rex fidelis? Otto the Great, the Gesta Ottonis, and the Primordia coenobii GandeshemensisJay T. LeesChapter Nine: Hrotsvit’s Apostolic Mission: Prefaces, Dedications, and Other Addresses to ReadersPhyllis R. BrownSECTION IIIENDURING ISSUESChapter Ten: Virginity and other SexualitiesLisa M.C. WestonChapter Eleven: Strong Voice(s) of Hrotsvit: Male-Female DialogueFlorence NewmanChapter Twelve: The Audiences of HrotsvitLinda A. McMillinChapter Thirteen: Hrotsvit and her AvatarsKatrinette BodarwéBibliographyContributor Biographies Index

Phyllis R. Brown, Ph.D. (1979) in English, University of Oregon, is Associate Provost at Santa Clara University. She co-edited Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Contexts, Identities, Affinities, and Performances (2004) and Women Writing Latin: From Roman Antiquity to Early Modern Europe (2002).Stephen L. Wailes, Ph.D. (1968) in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, is Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies, Indiana University. Among his publications on medieval writing is Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (Selinsgrove, 2006).

‘’Most pleasantly, each contribution was written in an accessible fashion, without ever losing the high scholarly level. We can truly commend the editors for having created a marvelous foundation for future research on Hrotsvit.’’Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona. In: Mediaevistik, 26, 2013, p. 339.

• AcknowledgmentsEditions, Translations, and Abbreviations Canon and TitlesPART IINTRODUCTIONChapter One: Hrotsvit and Her WorldStephen L. WailesChapter Two: Hrotsvit and Her WorksWalter BerschinHrotsvit’s Mind and SpiritChapter Three: Hrotsvit in Context: Convents and Culture in Ottonian GermanyJane StevensonChapter Four: Hrotsvit’s Theology of Virginity and ContinenceGary MacyPART IIHROTSVIT’S WRITINGS: CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMSChapter Five: The Sacred Stories in VerseStephen L. WailesChapter Six: Hrotsvit’s PlaysStephen L. WailesChapter Seven: The Necessity of Hrotsvit: Evangelizing TheatreMichael Zampelli, S. J.Chapter Eight: David rex fidelis? Otto the Great, the Gesta Ottonis, and the Primordia coenobii GandeshemensisJay T. LeesChapter Nine: Hrotsvit’s Apostolic Mission: Prefaces, Dedications, and Other Addresses to ReadersPhyllis R. BrownSECTION IIIENDURING ISSUESChapter Ten: Virginity and other SexualitiesLisa M.C. WestonChapter Eleven: Strong Voice(s) of Hrotsvit: Male-Female DialogueFlorence NewmanChapter Twelve: The Audiences of HrotsvitLinda A. McMillinChapter Thirteen: Hrotsvit and her AvatarsKatrinette BodarwéBibliographyContributor Biographies Index