Ancrene Wisse : guide for anchoresses
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Bibliographic Information
Ancrene Wisse : guide for anchoresses
(Penguin classics)
Penguin, 1993
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Ancrene Riwle
Available at 12 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Translated from the Medieval English H. White
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This classic of English devotional literature was written for three anchoresses by a chaplain in about 1230 and is divided into eight sections, each dealing in an accessible way with one division of the religious rule. As well as being of historical importance, it is also a work of great charm and expressiveness, and is regarded as one of the greatest prose work of the Middle Ages.
Table of Contents
Introduction This Translation Further Reading ANCRENE WISSE Preface PART ONE: Devotions PART TWO: Protecting the Heart through the Senses PART THREE: Birds and Anchorites: the Inner Feelings PART FOUR: Fleshly and Spiritual Temptations and Comforts and Remedies for Them PART FIVE: Confession PART SIX: Penance PART SEVEN: The Pure Heart and the Love of Christ PART EIGHT: The Outer Rule Notes.
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