Medieval English Prose for Women: Selections from the Katherine Group and Ancrene Wisse
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The Ancrene Wisse, a guide for female recluses in the West Midlands in the early thirteenth century, and the closely related works of the "Katherine Group," offer vivid and fascinating insights into the religious life of the time. The difficulty of the language however, which skillfully blends Latin and native English stylistic traditions, has made the documents largely inaccessible to all but experts in Middle English. This edition presents the works...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198119976
ISBN13:9780198119975
Release Date:November 1992
Publisher:Clarendon Press
Length:262 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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