Medieval English Prose for Women: The "Katherine Group" and Ancrene Wisse

The Ancrene Wisse, a guide for female recluses in the West Midlands in the early thirteenth century, and the closely related works of the "Katherine Group," offer vivid and fascinating insights into the religious life of the time. The difficulty of the language however, which skillfully blends Latin and native English stylistic traditions, has made the documents largely inaccessible to all but experts in Middle English. This edition presents the works in a new and readable critical text that includes interspersed translations, notes, a select glossary, and a general introduction, making this volume highly useful to undergraduates and generalists with limited knowledge of Middle English.Millett, Bella is the author of 'Medieval English Prose for Women: The "Katherine Group" and Ancrene Wisse' with ISBN 9780198112051 and ISBN 019811205X.