Ancrene Wisse/Guide for Anchoresses: A Translation by

Ancrene Wisse/Guide for Anchoresses: A Translation

with Bella Millett (Translator)

331 pages first pub 1240 (editions)

nonfiction classics history religion informative medium-paced
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This early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses is not only one of the major works of early Middle English prose, but is also a key document for the development of medieval spirituality. It reflects the 'democratization' of re...

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