Ancrene Wisse : guide for anchoresses : a translation based on Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402
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Ancrene Wisse : guide for anchoresses : a translation based on Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402
（Exeter medieval texts and studies）
University of Exeter Press, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-294) and indexes
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Description
This early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses is not only one of the major works of early Middle English prose, but is also a key document for the development of medieval spirituality. It reflects the 'democratization' of religious experience which was one of the outcomes of the 'Medieval Reformation'. Drawing on new kinds of pastoral literature designed to appeal to a more general audience, the insight, wit and charm of 'Ancrene Wisse' led to its adaptation for other readers, both religious and lay, and it continued in use until the end of the Middle Ages. This annotated translation, based on the text in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402, incorporates the most recent research on 'Ancrene Wisse''s contemporary context and offers an accessible, up-to-date introduction for both scholars and students.
Table of Contents
Preface to this edition
Introduction
1. Ancrene Wisse and its Contexts
2. Sources and Analogues
3. The Form of the Work
4. The Textual History of Ancrene Wisse
5. This Translation
Guide for Anchoresses
Preface
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Explanatory Notes
Bibliography
1. A Note on Further Reading
2. Abbreviations and Short Titles
3. Editions and Secondary Works
General Index
Scriptural Quotations Index
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