1. Reading and Writing in Early Modern German Convents -- 2. The Function of Early Modern Historiography Written by Nuns -- 3. Caritas Pirckheimer's (1467-1532) Denkwurdigkeiten in the Context of Convent Historiography -- 4. From History to Autobiography: Two Accounts of the Thirty Years' War -- 5. Historiography During the Thirty Years' War: The Writings of Juliana Ernst and Elisabeth Herold -- 6. Conclusion -- App. Brief Details of the Convents Where Histories Were Written
Summary
The literary history of early modern German convents is a much neglected field. Nuns' writings were rarely printed and generally only read within their own institution. This text is an overview of nuns' literary activities in this period
