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Perilous Passages The Book of Margery Kempe, 1534–1934

Perilous Passages The Book of Margery Kempe, 1534–1934

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This study will significantly further our interpretations of the unique autobiography of Margery Kempe, lay woman turned mystic and visionary. Following the manuscript from a Carthusian monastery through history, Chappell bridges the gaps in our understanding of the transmission of texts from the medieval past to the present.

Keywords

HistoryEuropeMedievalLiterary CriticismModernEuropean

2013Book

Author(s)Julie Chappell

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137277671

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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