9780393976397-0393976394-The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

ISBN-13: 9780393976397
ISBN-10: 0393976394
Edition: First Edition
Author: Margery Kempe, Lynn Staley
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 328 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393976397
ISBN-10: 0393976394
Edition: First Edition
Author: Margery Kempe, Lynn Staley
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 328 pages

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The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions) (ISBN-13: 9780393976397 and ISBN-10: 0393976394), written by authors Margery Kempe, Lynn Staley, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2000. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Women (Specific Groups, Religious, Leaders & Notable People, Cultural & Regional) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Women books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.59.

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The text presented here remains as faithful to the original Middle English as possible, without sounding archaic.

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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