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Out of Print: Revelation of Purgatory by an Unknown Fifteenth-Century Woman Visionary
| Author: | Harley, Marta | |
| Year: | 1985 | |
| Pages: | 150 | |
| ISBN: | 0-88946-531-2 978-0-88946-531-2 | |
| Price: | OUT OF PRINT | |
A critical edition and translation of a Dante-esque Middle English account of some visions of Purgatory that took place at the Benedictine Convent of Nunnaminster in Winchester, England, on August 10-12, 1422.
Reviews
". . . will be useful to medieval scholars. . . . The translation is included for the benefit of those interested in women's studies and religious history." - Speculum - A Journal of Mediaeval Studies
"The main concern here has been to offer a trustworthy edition, from the three extant manuscripts, of a neglected Middle English work. This Harley has done well . . . ." - Studies in the Age of Chaucer
". . . thanks are due to Harley for choosing to edit this work and thereby add to the ever-increasing body of valuable but previously neglected works by women writers." - Fifteenth-Century Studies
". . . a welcome contribution to both the study of medieval women's literature and the investigation of modern popular religion." - ADRIS ". . . a readable contribution to women's studies for the lay person not necessarily expert in either Middle Engl
"The main concern here has been to offer a trustworthy edition, from the three extant manuscripts, of a neglected Middle English work. This Harley has done well . . . ." - Studies in the Age of Chaucer
". . . thanks are due to Harley for choosing to edit this work and thereby add to the ever-increasing body of valuable but previously neglected works by women writers." - Fifteenth-Century Studies
". . . a welcome contribution to both the study of medieval women's literature and the investigation of modern popular religion." - ADRIS ". . . a readable contribution to women's studies for the lay person not necessarily expert in either Middle Engl