Familial Discourses in 'The Book of Margery Kempe'

Raphaela Rohrhofer

ISBN 10: 363164180X / ISBN 13: 9783631641804

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2014, 2014

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Book of Margery Kempe (ca. 1438) offers an illuminating account of late medieval female spirituality, affective devotion and subversion. This study approaches Margery Kempe¿s roles in her earthly, heavenly and spiritual families from an interdisciplinary perspective. It details the tension between the domestic and spiritual life of the eccentric visionary and examines the intense agony and ecstatic pleasure imposed on her by the divine. Extensive research is devoted to late medieval female mysticism and the complex question of authorship and genre of The Book of Margery Kempe. In addition to a meticulous textual analysis, contemporary socio-religious, historical, medical and legal sources yield profound insights into the emotional and spiritual climate of the late Middle Ages. 176 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Familial Discourses in 'The Book of Margery Kempe'
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 363164180X
• ISBN 13: 9783631641804
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 10D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 236 grams

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Synopsis

The Book of Margery Kempe (ca. 1438) offers an illuminating account of late medieval female spirituality, affective devotion and subversion. This study approaches Margery Kempe’s roles in her earthly, heavenly and spiritual families from an interdisciplinary perspective. It details the tension between the domestic and spiritual life of the eccentric visionary and examines the intense agony and ecstatic pleasure imposed on her by the divine. Extensive research is devoted to late medieval female mysticism and the complex question of authorship and genre of The Book of Margery Kempe. In addition to a meticulous textual analysis, contemporary socio-religious, historical, medical and legal sources yield profound insights into the emotional and spiritual climate of the late Middle Ages.

About the Author

Raphaela Sophia Rohrhofer studied English and Art History at the University of Vienna. After study stays at Cambridge University, her current research at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London considers the making and meaning of medieval art.