Encountering the Book of Margery Kempe

This innovative volume harnesses the interdisciplinarity and flexibility of 'encounter' to provide dynamic readings The Book of Margery Kempe in the twenty-first century. Incorporating thirteen original chapters and a critical introduction, it offers myriad exciting approaches to this important and ever-surprising medieval text.

About the author

Laura Kalas is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature at Swansea University
Laura Varnam is Lecturer in Old and Middle English Literature at University College, Oxford

Summary

This innovative volume harnesses the interdisciplinarity and flexibility of ‘encounter’ to provide dynamic readings The Book of Margery Kempe in the twenty-first century. Incorporating thirteen original chapters and a critical introduction, it offers myriad exciting approaches to this important and ever-surprising medieval text. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Laura (Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Kalas
• Assisted by: Laura Kalas (Editor), Laura (Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Medical Humanities) Kalas (Editor), David Matthews (Editor), Laura Varnam (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781526146618
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4661-8
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture; Manchester Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; England, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, RELIGION / Mysticism, Christianity, mysticism, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Christian Mysticism