English Mystics of the Middle Ages (Cambridge English Prose Texts) [Hardcover]

Barry Windeatt (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Cambridge English Prose Texts | Publication Date: January 27, 1995

This edition brings together for the first time key texts representing the writings of the medieval English mystics. The texts are newly edited from manuscripts, and are supplemented with notes and a glossary. The book focuses on five major authors, Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, Dame Julian of Norwich, and Margery Kempe; extracts from contemporary translations are also included to illustrate the reception of European mystical texts in later medieval England.

Editorial Reviews

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"Barry Windeatt's fine anthology of late Middle English mystical writings exemplifies in an almost startling manner what might be designated the central dilemma of modern spiritual scholarship." Christianity and Literature

"The texts are newly edited from the manuscripts and are supplemented with texual and explanatory notes and a glossary, making available some of the best work of the English mystics." Manuscripta

Book Description

This edition brings together for the first time key writings of medieval English mystics. The texts have been newly edited, and supplemented with notes and a glossary. In addition, extracts from contemporary translations illustrate the reception of European mystical texts in later medieval England.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 324 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 27, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521327407
• ISBN-13: 978-0521327404
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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