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Record Number:
2245
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Fanous , Samuel.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Measuring the Pilgrim's Progress: Internal Emphases in "The Book of Margery Kempe" [The author argues that Margery's amanuensis used specific time and place references to mark significant events in Margery's spiritual life; this follows the model established by saints' lives].
Source:
Writing Religious Women: Female Spiritual and Textual Practices in Late Medieval England. Edited by Denis Renevey and Christiania Whitehead. University of Toronto Press, 2000. Pages 157 - 176.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Bride of Christ, Image of
Hagiography
Kempe, Margery, Mystic- Book of Margery Kempe
Mystics
Place in Literature
Time in Literature
Virginity
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
15
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Fanous investigates its internal emphases to recover some of the relationship between Margery and her two amanuenses, concluding that "while Margery's voice rings clearly from the text, it is evident that the narrative has been shaped in a highly sophisti
Author's Affiliation:
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of Oxford
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2000.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0802035175