
Margery Kempe: and her world
by A.E. Goodman
Title:
Margery Kempe: and her world
Author:
A.E. Goodman
Series (if any):
The Medieval World
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
296 pages
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
ISBN-13:
9780582368088
EAN:
9780582368088
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
584
Dimensions (mm):
233 x 156 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Daughter of a mayor of King's Lynn, wife of a burgess there and mother of fourteen children, Margery Kempe (c. 1373-post 1438) was also a religious mystic and hysteric, who dictated her 'autobiography' to a scribe at the end of her life. In this history of her life, Anthony Goodman examines "The Book", to reconstruct as much of her conventional biography as the materials allow. Including her spiritual experiences, but focusing most particularly on her day-to-day life, he builds an intriguing picture of bourgeois society in late medieval Lynn, and the wider world of late medieval towns in England and Europe more generally.










