Medieval English Prose for Women: Selections from the Katherine Group and Ancrene Wisse (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198119975)

The Ancrene Wisse, a guide for female recluses in the West Midlands in the early thirteenth century, and the closely related works of the "Katherine Group," offer vivid and fascinating insights into the religious life of the time. The difficulty of the language however, which skillfully blends Latin and native English stylistic traditions, has made the documents largely inaccessible to all but experts in Middle English. This edition presents the works in a new and readable critical text that includes interspersed translations, notes, a select glossary, and a general introduction, making this volume highly useful to undergraduates and generalists with limited knowledge of Middle English.

Author: Bella Millett
ISBN-10: 0198119976
ISBN-13: 9780198119975
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 11/19/1992
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.48w x 0.61d