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Middle English Devotional Compilations

Author : Diana Denissen
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786834774
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Middle English Devotional Compilations written by Diana Denissen and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle English devotional compilations – consisting of a series of texts or extracts of texts that have intentionally been put together to constitute new and unified devotional texts – have often been approached as complex collections of source texts that need to be linked with their originals. This book argues that the study of compilations should move beyond the disentanglement of their sources. It approaches compiling as a literary activity and an active way of shaping the medieval text, with the aim to nuance scholarly discussion about compiling by putting greater emphasis on the literary instead of the technical aspects of compiling activity. In addition to describing the additions, omissions and other types of adaptations that compilers made to their source texts, Middle English Devotional Compilations highlights the nature and function of compiling activity in late medieval England, and examines three major but understudied Middle English devotional compilations in depth: The Pore Caitif, The Tretyse of Love and A Talkyng of the Love of God.

Late Medieval Devotional Compilations in England

Author : Marleen Cré
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782503574776
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Late Medieval Devotional Compilations in England written by Marleen Cré and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers texts that are defined as devotional compilations. A compilation consists of a series of texts or extracts of texts that have intentionally been put together to constitute a new single and unified text. The focus is primarily on devotional compilations, but the volume includes discussions of pastoral compilations as well. The texts considered here are works that invite readers to develop a personal relationship with the divine at a fairly advanced personal level. An exploration of devotional compilations allows a more sophisticated understanding of authorial roles, reading practices and patronage among religious and secular individuals and communities. In this volume, leading scholars in the field of medieval English literature consider the role and impact of a substantial corpus of devotional compilations. Their work yields groundbreaking evidence on devotional compilations and the manuscripts in which they occur. It provides new information on the way compilations are designed, on the literary role of compilers and the authorial strategies they use, on patronage, book ownership, readership, reading communities and reception, as well as on manuscript contexts and affinities with other texts.

Middle English Devotional Compilations

Author : Diana Denissen
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786834782
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Middle English Devotional Compilations written by Diana Denissen and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers a new perspective on late medieval compiling activity. Additionally, it offers a more nuanced perspective on late medieval religious culture in England. Lastly, it examines three major, but understudied Middle English texts in depth: the Pore Caitif, The Tretyse of Love and A Talkyng of the Love of God.

Julian of Norwich

Author : Elisabeth M. Dutton
Publisher : D. S. Brewer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Julian of Norwich written by Elisabeth M. Dutton and published by D. S. Brewer. This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new reading of the Revelations in the context of late-medieval manuscript traditions. Compilation and miscellany manuscripts were widely owned in the late middle ages, by both the laity and the clergy. Here, their possible influence on Julian of Norwich's Revelations is explored. The book argues that formalfeatures of compilation are evident in the text, deployed by Julian to give authority and didactic force to the theological debate in which she is engaged. Combining study of compilation manuscripts and manuscripts of the Revelations with structural analysis, it suggests important new ways of reading the Revelations, and makes a strong case for compilation as a literary form with creative potential. Dr ELISABETH DUTTON is Senior Research Fellow, Worcester College, University of Oxford.

Manuscript Culture and Medieval Devotional Traditions

Author : Jennifer N. Brown
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1903153964
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Manuscript Culture and Medieval Devotional Traditions written by Jennifer N. Brown and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays exploring the great religious and devotional works of the Middle Ages in their manuscript and other contexts.

Revisiting the Medieval North of England

Author : Anita Auer
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786833956
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Revisiting the Medieval North of England by : Anita Auer

Download or read book Revisiting the Medieval North of England written by Anita Auer and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medieval north of England has been underexplored to date, and this volume may be seen as an invitation for further exploration. It brings together scholars with shared interests in language, literature, culture, history and manuscript studies, viewed from different disciplinary perspectives such as English philology, historical linguistics and medieval literature. While many scholars have thus far been debating the dividing lines between north and south as well as between north, Midlands and south, the contributors to this volume are interested in texts produced in the north, the providence of which has been determined by way of affiliation to religious and civic writing centres including the important monastic houses in the north (such as Durham, York and the Yorkshire Cistercian houses). Most of the contributions grow out of recent and ongoing research projects that touch upon different aspects of the north of England in the medieval period. Concentrating on the north as a centre of manuscript production, dissemination and reception, this volume aims also at illustrating the fluidity of boundaries and communication, and the resulting links to different geographical regions.

Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, C. 1100 - C. 1530

Author : Denis Renevey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192894080
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, C. 1100 - C. 1530 written by Denis Renevey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, c. 1100 - c. 1530 offers a broad but detailed study of the practice of devotion to the Name of Jesus in late medieval England. It focuses on key texts written in Latin, Anglo-Norman, and Middle English that demonstrate the way in which devotion moved from monastic circles to a lay public in the late medieval period. It argues that devotion to the Name is a core element of Richard Rolle's contemplative practice, although devotion to the Name circulated in trilingual England at an earlier stage. The volume investigates to what extent the 1274 Second Lyon Council had an impact in the spread of the devotion in England, and beyond. It also offers illuminating evidence about how Margery Kempe and her scribes used devotion, how Eleanor Hull made it an essential component of her meditative sequence seven days of the week, and how Lady Margaret Beaufort worked towards its instigation as an official feast.

Scribal Cultures in Late Medieval England

Author : Margaret Connolly
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 184384575X
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Scribal Cultures in Late Medieval England by : Margaret Connolly

Download or read book Scribal Cultures in Late Medieval England written by Margaret Connolly and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety.

Biblical Commentary and Translation in Later Medieval England

Author : Andrew Kraebel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108486649
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Biblical Commentary and Translation in Later Medieval England written by Andrew Kraebel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of the origins of the English Bible, revealing the complex continuities between Latin commentaries and English translations.

Women and Medieval Literary Culture

Author : Corinne Saunders
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108876919
Total Pages : 880 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Women and Medieval Literary Culture written by Corinne Saunders and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on England but covering a wide range of European and global traditions and influences, this authoritative volume examines the central role of medieval women in the production and circulation of books and considers their representation in medieval literary texts, as authors, readers and subjects, assessing how these change over time. Engaging with Latin, French, German, Welsh and Gaelic literary culture, it places British writing in wider European contexts while also considering more distant influences such as Arabic. Essays span topics including book production and authorship; reception; linguistic, literary, and cultural contexts and influences; women's education and spheres of knowledge; women as writers, scribes and translators; women as patrons, readers and book owners; and women as subjects. Reflecting recent trends in scholarship, the volume spans the early Middle Ages through to the eve of the Reformation and emphasises the multilingual, multicultural and international contexts of women's literary culture.

Author, Scribe, and Book in Late Medieval English Literature

Author : Rory G. Critten
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843845059
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Author, Scribe, and Book in Late Medieval English Literature written by Rory G. Critten and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2018 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The works of four major fifteenth-century writers re-examined, showing their innovative reconceptualization of Middle English authorship and the manuscript book.

Bishops' Identities, Careers, and Networks in Medieval Europe

Author : Sarah Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782503579108
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (791 download)

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Book Synopsis Bishops' Identities, Careers, and Networks in Medieval Europe by : Sarah Thomas

Download or read book Bishops' Identities, Careers, and Networks in Medieval Europe written by Sarah Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the identities and networks of bishops in medieval Europe. Bishops were powerful individuals who had considerable spiritual, economic, and political power. They were not just religious leaders; they were important men who served kings and lords as advisers and even diplomats. They also controlled large territories and had significant incomes and people at their command. The nature of the international Church also meant that they travelled and had connections well beyond their home countries, were players on an increasingly international stage, and were key conduits for the transfer of ideas. This volume examines the identities and networks of bishops in medieval Europe. The fifteen papers explore how senior clerics attained their bishoprics through their familial, social, and educational networks, their career paths, relationships with secular lords, and the papacy. It brings together research on bishops in central, southern, and northern Europe, by early career and established scholars. The first part features five case-studies of individual bishops' identities, careers, and networks. Then we turn to examine contact with the papacy and its role in three regions: northern Italy, the archbishopric of Split, and Sweden. Part III focuses on five main issues: royal patronage, reforming bishops, nepotism, social mobility, and public assemblies. Finally Part IV explores how episcopal networks in Poland, Siguenza, and the Nidaros church province helped candidates achieve promotion. These contributions will thus enhance of our understanding of how bishops fit into the religious, political, social, and cultural fabrics of medieval Europe.

Women and Devotional Literature in the Middle Ages

Author : Cate Gunn
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843846624
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Women and Devotional Literature in the Middle Ages written by Cate Gunn and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on women and devotional literature in the Middle Ages in commemoration and celebration of the respected feminist scholar Catherine Innes-Parker. Silence was a much-lauded concept in the Middle Ages, particularly in the context of religious literature directed at women. Based on the Pauline prescription that women should neither preach nor teach, and should at all times keep speech to a minimum, the concept of silence lay at the forefront of many devotional texts, particularly those associated with various forms of women's religious enclosure. Following the example of the Virgin Mary, religious women were exhorted to speak seldom, and then only seriously and devoutly. However, as this volume shows, such gendered exhortations to silence were often more rhetorical than literal. The contributions range widely: they consider the English 'Wooing Group' texts and female-authored visionary writings from the Saxon nunnery of Helfta in the thirteenth century; works by Richard Rolle and the Dutch mystic Jan van Ruusbroec in the fourteenth century; Anglo-French treatises, and books housed in the library of the English noblewoman Cecily Neville in the fifteenth century; and the resonant poetics of women from non-Christian cultures. But all demonstrate the ways in which silence, rather than being a mere absence of speech, frequently comprised a form of gendered articulation and proto-feminist point of resistance. They thus provide an apt commemoration and celebration of the deeply innovative work of Catherine Innes-Parker (1956-2019), the respected feminist scholar and a pioneer of this important field of study.

Medieval and Early Modern Religious Cultures

Author : Laura Ashe
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843845296
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Medieval and Early Modern Religious Cultures written by Laura Ashe and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2019 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New approaches to religious texts from the Middle Ages, highlighting their diversity and sophistication.

Encountering The Book of Margery Kempe

Author : Laura Kalas
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526146606
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Encountering The Book of Margery Kempe written by Laura Kalas and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative critical volume brings the study of Margery Kempe into the twenty-first century. Structured around four categories of ‘encounter’ – textual, internal, external and performative – the volume offers a capacious exploration of The Book of Margery Kempe, characterised by multiple complementary and dissonant approaches. It employs a multiplicity of scholarly and critical lenses, including the intertextual history of medieval women’s literary culture, medical humanities, history of science, digital humanities, literary criticism, oral history, the global Middle Ages, archival research and creative re-imagining. Revealing several new discoveries about Margery Kempe and her Book in its global contexts, and offering multiple ways of reading the Book in the modern world, it will be an essential companion for years to come.

Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, 1100–1250

Author : A. S. Lazikani
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030599248
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, 1100–1250 written by A. S. Lazikani and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comparative study of emotion in Arabic Islamic and English Christian contemplative texts, c. 1110-1250, contributing to the emerging interest in ‘globalization’ in medieval studies. A.S.Lazikani argues for the necessity of placing medieval English devotional texts in a more global context and seeks to modify influential narratives on the ‘history of emotions’ to enable this more wide-ranging critical outlook. Across eight chapters, the book examines the dialogic encounters generated by comparative readings of Muhyddin Ibn ‘Arabi (1165-1240), ‘Umar Ibn al-Fārid (1181-1235), Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtarī (d. 1269), Ancrene Wisse (c. 1225), and the Wooing Group (c. 1225). Investigating the two-fold ‘paradigms of love’ in the figure of Jesus and in the image of the heart, the (dis)embodied language of affect, and the affective semiotics of absence and secrecy, Lazikani demonstrates an interconnection between the religious traditions of early Christianity and Islam.

The Enclosed Garden and the Medieval Religious Imaginary

Author : Liz Herbert McAvoy
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843845989
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book The Enclosed Garden and the Medieval Religious Imaginary written by Liz Herbert McAvoy and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Middle Ages, the arresting motif of the walled garden - especially in its manifestation as a sacred or love-inflected hortus conclusus - was a common literary device. Usually associated with the Virgin Mary or the Lady of popular romance, it appeared in myriad literary and iconographic forms, largely for its aesthetic, decorative and symbolic qualities. This study focuses on the more complex metaphysical functions and meanings attached to it between 1100 and 1400 - and, in particular, those associated with the gardens of Eden and the Song of Songs. Drawing on contemporary theories of gender, gardens, landscape and space, it traces specifically the resurfacing and reworking of the idea and image of the enclosed garden within the writings of medieval holy women and other female-coded texts. In so doing, it presents the enclosed garden as generator of a powerfully gendered hermeneutic imprint within the medieval religious imaginary - indeed, as an alternative "language" used to articulate those highly complex female-coded approaches to God that came to dominate late-medieval religiosity. The book also responds to the "eco-turn" in our own troubled times that attempts to return the non-human to the centre of public and private discourse. The texts under scrutiny therefore invite responses as both literary and "garden" spaces where form often reflects content, and where their authors are also diligent "gardeners" the apocryphal Lives of Adam and Eve, for example; the horticulturally-inflected Hortus Deliciarum of Herrad of Hohenburg and the "green" philosophies of Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias; the visionary writings of Gertrude the Great and Mechthild of Hackeborn collaborating within their Helfta nunnery; the Middle English poem, Pearl; and multiple reworkings of the deeply problematic and increasingly sexualized garden enclosing the biblical figure of Susanna.