Reading Roswitha's plays with assigned roles: Sapientia - A Portal to History

Already notorious during her lifetime, the plays by Canoness Roswitha of Gandersheim Abbey—one of the most significant female writers of the Middle Ages—remain as humorous as they are empowering to this day.

Ursel Schardinel offers an insightful guide through Roswitha’s life, work, and the myths surrounding her. In a relaxed atmosphere, selected scenes from the plays are read with assigned roles—or you can simply listen to the texts and stories from a fascinating era.