Texts and Traditions of Medieval Pastoral Care: Essays in Honour of Bella Millett Contributor(s): Gunn, Cate (Editor), Innes Parker, Catherine (Editor), Barratt, Alexandra (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1903153298 ISBN-13: 9781903153291 Publisher: York Medieval Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2009 Annotation: New essays on the burgeoning of pastoral and devotional literature in medieval England. Click for more in this series: York Medieval Press Publications |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Collections | Medieval - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
Dewey: 253.094 |
LCCN: 2009279943 |
Series: York Medieval Press Publications |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.14 lbs) 242 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pastoral and devotional literature flourished throughout the middle ages, and its growth and transmutations form the focus of this collection. Ranging historically from the difficulties of localizing Anglo-Saxon pastoral texts to the reading of women in late-medieval England, the individual essays survey its development and its transformation into the literature of vernacular spirituality. They offer both close examinations of particular manuscripts, and of individual texts, including an anonymous Speculum iuniroum, the Speculum religiosorum of Edmund of Abingdon and later vernacular compositions and translations, such as Handlyng Synne and Bonaventure's Lignum Vitae. The reading and devotional use of texts by women and solitaries is also considered. They therefore form an appropriate tribute to the work of Bella Millett, whose research has done so much to advance our knowledge of the field. Contributors: Alexandra Barratt, Mishtooni Bose, Joseph Goering, Brian Golding, C. Annette Grise, Cate Gunn, Ralph Hanna, Bob Hasenfratz, Catherine Innes-Parker, E. A. Jones, Derek Pearsall, Elaine Treharne, Nicholas Watson, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne |
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