Kempe's work is accompanied by an introduction, a map of medieval England, a Kempe lexicon, and explanatory annotations. "Contexts" collects primary readings that illuminate The Book of Margery Kempe.  Included are excerpts from The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel, Meditations on the Life of Christ, The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, The Book of Saint Bride, and The Life of Marie d'Oignies by Jacques de Vitry. "Criticism" includes nine varied interpretations of the autobiography, written by Clarissa W. Atkinson, Lynn Staley, Karma Lochrie, David Aers, Kathleen Ashley, Gail McMurray Gibson, Sarah Beckwith, Caroline Walker Bynum, and Nicholas Watson. A Selected Bibliography is also included.
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The text presented here remains as faithful to the original Middle English as possible, without sounding archaic.

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ISBN
9780393976397
Publisert
2001-01-24
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Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
275 gr
Høyde
213 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Engelsk
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Heftet
Antall sider
328

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