Resonances of the Mirror of Simple Souls: Literary, Theological, Historical, Aesthetic

Sponsoring Organization(s)

International Marguerite Porete Society

Organizer Name

Zan Kocher

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette

Presider Name

Danielle Dubois

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Manitoba

Paper Title 1

Marguerite Porete: The Annihilated Performance Artist

Presenter 1 Name

Carmel Weiler

Presenter 1 Affiliation

San José State Univ.

Paper Title 2

"Far from Being Simple": Evelyn Underhill's Interpretation of Marguerite Porete's Mirror of Simple Souls

Presenter 2 Name

Robert Stauffer

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Dominican College

Start Date

11-5-2013 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1125

Description

This session brings together papers that compare, contrast, or reinterpret the Mirror in conjunction with other works. The title's word "resonances" opens the session to considering not only the context and intertext of Marguerite Porete's own work, but also the effects that her book has had on later thinkers. This will continue the discussion about whether Marguerite "plays well with others," and about what other texts can be most productively read or taught alongside her book.

Zan Kocher