Devotion to the name of Jesus in medieval English literature, c.1100-c.1530 /
"Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, c.1100–c.1530 explores the literary development of the devotion to the Name of Jesus in late medieval England, up to the Reformation, in a period that witnessed its spread from an individual to a communal practice, along with its re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English English, Middle (1100-1500) French Latin |
| Language Notes: | English text, with passages in Middle English, French, and Latin, with parallel English translations from the French and Latin. |
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Oxford ; New York, NY:
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in medieval literature and culture.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Devotion to the Name of Jesus in Medieval English Literature, c.1100–c.1530 explores the literary development of the devotion to the Name of Jesus in late medieval England, up to the Reformation, in a period that witnessed its spread from an individual to a communal practice, along with its recognition as an official liturgical feast in the late fifteenth century. In doing so, it addresses a fundamental gap in research in medieval literary studies, exploring how the devotion developed and was appropriated, becoming an intrinsic part of spiritual practice in late medieval England. The study takes into consideration medieval England's multilingualism by looking at the circulation of the devotion in Latin, Anglo-Norman, continental French, and Middle English. One of the ways of assessing the popularity of the devotion to the Name is by probing its use within devotional compilations. It also shows the important role played by the fourteenth-century mystic Richard Rolle as one of the main propagators of the devotion in the North, although Anglo-Norman and French material was already in circulation in the thirteenth century and was possibly the main source material for Eleanor Hull. Focused on Hull and Margery Kempe, the monograph looks at the role played by women as authors, patrons, and users of the devotion in the late medieval period. The sermon for the Holy Name of Jesus included by Caxton in his 1491 edition of John Mirk's Festial provides further literary evidence of the spread of the devotion among late medieval Christians in England, including Thomas of Rotherham and Lady Margaret Beaufort"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (267 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192646439 0192646435 9780191915215 0191915211 9780192646422 0192646427 |