Ancrene Wisse : guide for anchoresses
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Ancrene Wisse : guide for anchoresses
（Penguin classics）
Penguin, 1993
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Ancrene Riwle
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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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