An edition of Book of Margery Kempe (1940)

The book of Margery Kempe

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An edition of Book of Margery Kempe (1940)

The book of Margery Kempe

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"Margery Kempe's autobiography engages the modern reader with its richly textured images of late-medieval England - its town life, customs, means of travel, dress, food, and, most notably, its observations of the religious rituals that prevailed in the author's lifetime (ca. 1373-ca. 1440). Lynn Staley's new translation does not modernize; rather, it stays as close to the original Middle English as possible without sounding archaic. The text is accompanied by explanatory annotations, a map of medieval England, and a Kempe lexicon." ""Contexts" collects primary readings chosen to inform readers about late-medieval religious authority, mysticism, and expressions of worship. 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 important interpretations of The Book of Margery Kempe, chosen to engage student readers and stimulate classroom discussion. Clarissa W. Atkinson, Lynn Staley, Karma Lochrie, David Aers, Kathleen Ashley, Gail McMurray Gibson, Sarah Beckwith, Caroline Walker Bynum, and Nicholas Watson provide their varied assessments." "A Selected Bibliography is also included."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Penguin, Viking Penguin
Language
English
Pages
332

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Cover of: The book of Margery Kempe
The book of Margery Kempe
1985, Penguin, Viking Penguin
in English
Cover of: The book of Margery Kempe
The book of Margery Kempe: fourteen hundred & thirty-six
1944, The Devin-Adair Company
in English

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 331-332.

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Series
Penguin classics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
248.2/2/0924, B
Library of Congress
PR2007 .K4 1985

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Pagination
332 p. ;
Number of pages
332

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2760802M
Internet Archive
bookofmargeryke000kemp
ISBN 10
0140432515
LCCN
86116367
Library Thing
22549
Goodreads
847194

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