The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition

Name: The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition
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by Kempe, Margery

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ISBN-13: 9780393976397 ISBN-10: 0393976394

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W. W. Norton & Company

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paperback

Published

November 10, 2000

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0.4 lbs

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21.60×1.90×13.30 cm

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The Book of Margery Kempe: A Norton Critical Edition by Kempe, Margery. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780393976397.

Kempes 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 dOignies 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.