| A Companion to the Book of Margery Kempe Contributor(s): Arnold, John H. (Editor), Lewis, Katherine J. (Editor), Foster, Allyson (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843842149 ISBN-13: 9781843842149 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Biography & Autobiography - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margery Kempe's 'Book' provides rare access to the 'marginal voice' of a lay medieval woman, and is now the focus of much critical study. This 'Companion' seeks to complement the existing almost exclusively literary scholarship with work that also draws significantly on historical analysis, and is concerned to contextualise Kempe's 'Book' in a number of different ways, using her work as a way in to the culture and society of medieval northern Europe. Topics include images and pilgrimage; women, work and trade in medieval Norfolk; political culture and heresy; the prophetic tradition; female mystics and the body; women's roles and lifecycle; religious drama and reenactment; autobiography and gender. Contributors JOHN H. ARNOLD, P.H. CULLUM, ISABEL DAVIS, ALLYSON FOSTER, JACQUELINE JENKINS, KATHERINE J. LEWIS, KATE PARKER, KIM M. PHILLIPS, SARAH SALIH, CLAIRE SPONSLER, DIANE WATT, BARRY WINDEATT. |
Contributor Bio(s): Arnold, John H.: - Dr John H Arnold is a Lecturer in Medieval History at Birbeck College, University of London, England.Lewis, Katherine J.: - Senior Lecturer in History, University of Huddersfield |