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Record Number: 9480 Author(s)/Creator(s): Barratt , Alexandra. Contributor(s): Title: Margery Kempe and the King’s Daughter of Hungary [In her “Book,” English mystic Margery Kempe adapts the text of another woman visionary, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Instances of devotional suffering, weeping, and self-martyrdom in Kempe’s book could be modeled on selected incidents in Elizabeth’s writings. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Margery Kempe: A Book of Essays.  Edited by Sandra J. McEntire.  Garland Publishing, 1992.  Pages 189 - 201. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Devotional Literature Devotional Practices Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint Kempe, Margery, Mystic- Book of Margery Kempe Lay Piety Literature- Prose Mystics Pain and Suffering Sources Spirituality Visions Weeping Women Authors Women in Literature Women in Rel Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Waikato Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1992. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0815303785

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