Title: Ancrene wisse
Description: The thirteenth-century Ancrene Wisse is one of the major works of early Middle English prose, and was repeatedly revised and adapted for different audiences. It has attracted much attention from students of church history and women's studies as a highly influential, important example of pastoral guidance for women religions. This is the first edition to bring together the full manuscript evidence, and to set it in its broader cultural and institutional context.
Subjects: Early works to 1800, Conduct of life, Rules, Monasticism and religious orders for women, Ancren riwle, Women, Christian literature, English (Middle), Hermits, Mary, blessed virgin, saint, prayers and devotions, English prose literature, history and criticism, Women, great britain, Women, history, middle ages, 500-1500, Women, prayers and devotions, Devotional literature, Christian literature, bibliography, Women saints, Kluizenaars, Mystiek, Vrouwen