| A Companion to Ancrene Wisse Contributor(s): Wada, Yoko (Editor), Edwards, A. S. G. (Contribution by), Savage, Anne (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843842432 ISBN-13: 9781843842439 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Religion | History - Literary Collections | Medieval |
| Dewey: 255.901 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The thirteenth-century 'Ancrene Wisse' is a guide for female recluses. Addressed to three young sisters of gentle birth, it teaches what truly good anchoresses should and should not do, offering in its examples a glimpse of the real life women had in England in the middle ages. It is also important for its evidence for the continuation of the Anglo-Saxon tradition of prose writing, being produced in the West Midlands where Old English writing conventions continued to develop even after the Norman conquest. The 'Companion' addresses the cultural and historical background, the affiliations of the versions, genre, authorship and language; the various approaches also include a feminist reading of the text. Contributors ROGER DAHOOD, RICHARD DANCE, A.S.G. EDWARDS, CATHERINE INNES-PARKER, BELLA MILLETT, CHRISTINA VON NOLCKEN, ELIZABETH ROBERTSON, ANNE SAVAGE, D.A. TROTTER, YOKO WADA, NICHOLAS WATSON. |