Author : Bella Millett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Medieval English Prose for Women by : Bella Millett
Download or read book Medieval English Prose for Women written by Bella Millett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 in a new and readable critical text that includes interspersed translations, notes, a select glossary, and a general introduction, making this volume highly useful to undergraduates and generalists with limited knowledge of Middle English.