Prik of Conscience
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
290 pages
978-1-58044-172-8 (ISBN)
Description
In the first modern edition of the poem since 1863, James H. Morey presents The Prik of Conscience to a new audience of students of the Middle Ages. The famous fourteenth century poem leads its audience on a path of penance. Attributed to the mystic Richard Rolle, it became one of the most popular poems in medieval England and appears in about 130 manuscripts, more than any other Middle English poem. This edition is the first to offer extensive annotations and a gloss, making it accessible to students at all levels of proficiency in Middle English.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58044-172-8 (9781580441728)
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James H. Morey
Prik of Conscience
E-Book
05/2012
Medieval Institute Publications
€19.49
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Person
James H. Morey is Professor of English at Emory University. His interests range from Old French to Old Norse literature, concentrating on religious literature and the vernacular Bible.
Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Prik of Conscience Entre Part 1 Of Man and of his Wretchedness Part 2 Of the World's Unstableness Part 3 Of Death and of the Pain that with him goes Part 4 Of Purgatory where Souls are cleansed of their Folly Part 5 Of the Day of Doom and of the Tokens that before shall come Part 6 The Pains of Hell Part 7 The Joys of Heaven Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Index of Biblical References Index of Proper Names and Terms Bibliography Glossary