Middle English devotional compilations : composing imaginative variations in late Medieval England / Diana Denissen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denissen, Diana, author.

Series:

Religion & culture in the Middle Ages.

Religion & culture in the Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2019]

Summary:

In late medieval England, many religious texts were based on older source texts that were collected together and adapted to fit the needs of new, late medieval audiences. This book argues that devotional compilations written in Middle English are unique additions to late medieval textual and religious culture.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Series Editors' Preface

Volume Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Tables

Abbreviations

1. Compiling Styles and Strategies

2. The Pore Caitif

3. The Tretyse of Love

4. A Talkyng of the Love of God

5. Afterword: Without the Multiplicationof Many Books?

Bibliography

Appendix

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78683-477-4

OCLC:

1125981688