Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality
Published on 28. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-14-043925-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is a wide-ranging collection of writings by and about religious women presenting some of the most original and compelling literature of the middle ages. Highlights of this edition include Marguerite Porete's allegorical poem "The Mirror of Simple Souls", a dialogue between Love and Soul that was condemned as heretical; an account by a male ecclesiastic of Christine the Astonishing, who was resurrected at her own funeral; and, the revelations received by Bridget of Sweden, the first woman to found a religious order.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-043925-0 (9780140439250)
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Persons
Elizabeth Spearing holds a D.Phil from the University of York. She has translated Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love for Penguin Classics.
Content
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Elizabeth SpearingIntroduction by Elizabeth Spearing
Suggestions for Further Reading
Acknowledgments and a Note on the Texts
Abbreviations
Hildegard of Bingen
Extracts from the Vita (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from a Letter to Guibert de Gembloux (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from Scivias (translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop)
Christina of Markyate
Extracts from The Life of Christina of Markyate (translated by C.H. Talbot)
Hadewijch
Extracts from the Letters (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Poems in Stanzas (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Visions (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Christine the Astonishing
The Life of St. Christine the Astonishing (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Mary of Oignies
Extracts from The Life of St. Mary of Oignies (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Elizabeth of Spaalbeek
The Life of St. Elizabeth of Spaalbeek (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Marguerite Porete
Extracts from The Mirror of Simple Souls (translated by A.C. Spearing)
Bridget of Sweden
Extracts from the Liber Celestis (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Julian of Norwich
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Long Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Anonymous
A Revelation of Purgatory (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Margery Kempe
Extracts from the The Book of Margery Kempe (Book I) (translated by B.A. Windeatt)
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Acknowledgments and a Note on the Texts
Abbreviations
Hildegard of Bingen
Extracts from the Vita (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from a Letter to Guibert de Gembloux (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from Scivias (translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop)
Christina of Markyate
Extracts from The Life of Christina of Markyate (translated by C.H. Talbot)
Hadewijch
Extracts from the Letters (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Poems in Stanzas (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Visions (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Christine the Astonishing
The Life of St. Christine the Astonishing (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Mary of Oignies
Extracts from The Life of St. Mary of Oignies (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Elizabeth of Spaalbeek
The Life of St. Elizabeth of Spaalbeek (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Marguerite Porete
Extracts from The Mirror of Simple Souls (translated by A.C. Spearing)
Bridget of Sweden
Extracts from the Liber Celestis (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Julian of Norwich
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Long Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Anonymous
A Revelation of Purgatory (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Margery Kempe
Extracts from the The Book of Margery Kempe (Book I) (translated by B.A. Windeatt)
Notes