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Hroswitha of Gandersheim

Hroswitha of Gandersheim[?] (935-1001) is the first known dramatist to come after the Dark Ages. She is credited with eight legends of saints, six plays, two historical epics, and a variety of lesser works.

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Hroswitha bio (http://www.valpo.edu/home/staff/kinnes/medieval/hroswitha)

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