The Book of Margery Kempe (Norton Critical Editions)
The text presented here remains as faithful to the original Middle English as possible, without sounding archaic.
The text presented here remains as faithful to the original Middle English as possible, without sounding archaic.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393976397 (0393976394)
Publish date: November 10th 2000
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 328
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
School,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Religion,
College
This version is a good text as far as clarity, though it is NOT a faithful middle-english rendition--all the thorns and eths and yoghs are gone, and modern spellings substituted in their place. Other than the lack of that particular charm, the text is good, close to original syntax, not a translatio...
A fascinating and funny look at women's lives and religion in the late Middle Ages.
Log in with Facebook 
 by Margery Kempe, Lynn Staley, now listed on BookLikes)