The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition: 0 (Norton Critical Editions) - Softcover

Kempe, Margery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393976394 ISBN 13: 9780393976397

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Kempe's work is accompanied by an introduction, a map of medieval England, a Kempe lexicon, and explanatory annotations. "Contexts" collects primary readings that illuminate The Book of Margery Kempe. Included are excerpts from The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel, Meditations on the Life of Christ, The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, The Book of Saint Bride, and The Life of Marie d'Oignies by Jacques de Vitry., "Criticism" includes nine varied interpretations of the autobiography, written by Clarissa W. Atkinson, Lynn Staley, Karma Lochrie, David Aers, Kathleen Ashley, Gail McMurray Gibson, Sarah Beckwith, Caroline Walker Bynum, and Nicholas Watson. A Selected Bibliography is also included.

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In keeping with the other Norton Critical Editions, the text of "The Book of Margery Kempe" has not been modernized and the translation adheres closely to Middle English. The text is accompanied by an introduction, a map of medieval England, a Kempe lexicon and explanatory annotations. This edition includes primary sources to elucidate late medieval religious authority, mysticism and expressions of worship as well as nine interpretative essays and a selected bibliography. Book of Margery Kempe"

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• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0393976394
• ISBN 13: 9780393976397
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328
• Herausgeber: Staley Lynn