Literatur in Der Stadt

English summary: Until it was destroyed in 1631 Magdeburg had been an important city in the Empire. Within the framework of cathedral, churches, monasteries and schools, a vibrant intellectual life had developed that produced such fundamental works as Mechthild's "Flieaendes Licht der Gottheit" (flo [...]
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English summary: Until it was destroyed in 1631 Magdeburg had been an important city in the Empire. Within the framework of cathedral, churches, monasteries and schools, a vibrant intellectual life had developed that produced such fundamental works as Mechthild's "Flieaendes Licht der Gottheit" (flowing light of the deity), the "Magdeburger Zenturien" or Otto von Guericke's "Experimenta Nova de Vacuo." This volume gathers papers by international scholars on the most important milestones in a literary and cultural history of the city on the Elbe in the Middle Ages and in Early Modern Times. German description: Magdeburg war bis zu seiner Zerstorung 1631 eine bedeutende Metropole im Reich. Im Umkreis von Dom, Kirchen, Klostern und Schulen entwickelte sich eine lebendige geistige Kultur, die so grundlegende Werke wie Mechthilds 'Fliessendes Licht der Gottheit', die 'Magdeburger Zenturien' oder Otto von Guerickes 'Experimenta Nova de Vacuo' hervorbrachte. Der vorliegende Band versammelt Beitrage internationaler Wissenschaftler zu den wichtigsten Stationen einer Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte der Elbestadt in Mittelalter und Fruher Neuzeit.