A highly readable translation for non-specialist and student readers alike that preserves the author's forceful narrative voice.Margery Kempe's Book opens a window into life in the Middle Ages and a distinctive record of popular religion, women's spirituality, travel, pilgrimage practices, and the vibrant world of late medieval East Anglia, England, and Europe.A lively new translation of one of the most important texts of the Middle Ages, and the first surviving autobiography in English, with full supporting editorial material.
This new translation provides full introduction and notes. The earliest autobiography in English, It describes Kempe's transformation from businesswoman to pilgrim, her visions, hostile encounters with clergy and travels to holy sites abroad. The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic.
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