Margery Kempe
Author | : Sandra J. McEntire |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2019-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429559617 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429559615 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Download or read book Margery Kempe written by Sandra J. McEntire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1992, Margery Kempe looks at one of the most appealing mystics and pilgrims of 15th-century England. The book looks at Margery Kempe, and her book The Book of Margery Kempe, thought to be the first vernacular autobiography in medieval Britain. Original essays in the book examines Kempe's spirituality, cultural context, and the autobiography itself, The Book of Margery Kempe. The essays in the book represent detail literary analysis on Kempe and the critical history of her words.