Julian of Norwich - The Influence of Late-Medieval Devotional Compilations (9781843841814)

Compilation and miscellany manuscripts were widely owned in the late middle ages, by both the laity and the clergy. Here, their possible influence on Julian of Norwich's Revelations is explored. The book argues that formal features of compilation are evident in the text, deployed by Julian to give authority and didactic force to the theological debate in which she is engaged. Combining study of compilation manuscripts and manuscripts of the Revelations with structural analysis, it suggests important new ways of reading the Revelations, and makes a strong case for compilation as a literary form with creative potential.

Dr ELISABETH DUTTON is Senior Research Fellow, Worcester College, University of Oxford.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 200 pages
• Dimensions 160 x 238 x 21mm | 478g
• Publication date 16 Oct 2008
• Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Imprint D.S. Brewer
• Publication City/Country Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement New
• ISBN10 1843841819
• ISBN13 9781843841814
• Bestsellers rank 1,236,879

Download Julian of Norwich - The Influence of Late-Medieval Devotional Compilations (9781843841814).pdf, available at ebookdownloadfree.co for free.

GET FREE NOW