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Which choice best helps indicate that each historical epic covered different subject matter?

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No Change

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(each focused on the court of Otto I and

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(focusing on the court of Otto I as well as

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(one about the court of Otto I, the other about

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Hrosvitha, a medieval author and dramatist—is11 one of the earliest known European women playwrights. Although little is known about her life, scholars agree Hrosvitha was born to a noble family around 935 CE. As a relation of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, she most likely spent her early years as part of his court. Later, sometime before 959 CE, she entered the abbey at Gandersheim, it was12 well known as a significant center of learning. Hrosvitha entered Gandersheim as a canoness rather than a nun. Her title did not require a vow of poverty, but Hrosvitha did take the abbey’s customary vow of chastity, which absolved her of an obligation to marry. This circumstance made it okay for her to keep13 her financial status without incurring responsibilities to a husband and children. Nevertheless,14 Hrosvitha had a greater level of independence—she could acquire property, receive guests, employ servants, and visit the royal court—than most women of her time. Hrosvitha produced at least eight narrative religious poems, two historical epics (about the court of Otto I and15 Gandersheim), and six comedy-dramas. It is for these dramas that she is best known today.

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