New Directions in Medieval Mystical and Devotional Literature

Essays in Honor of Denise N. Baker

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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In pursuing how fourteenth-century English texts engage with philosophical, intellectual, and theological questions, the work of Denise N. Baker has powerfully shaped the field of medieval studies. This collection honors Baker’s legacy as a scholar and teacher by taking a fresh approach to the most salient literary, mystical, and devotional works written in late medieval England. The contributors examine a variety of foundational texts ranging from Piers Plowman and The Canterbury Tales to The Cloud of Unknowing and Julian of Norwich’s Showings. Their analyses offer new insights into medieval literature and culture by examining the intricacies of vice and virtue, the connections between gender and literary form, and the ethical potential of social formations. Additionally, the volume attests to the wider influence of fourteenth-century literature. Not only do the contributors explore how medieval writers make their own claims of memorialization, but they also analyze later iterations of Middle English writing in the context of nineteenth- and twentieth-century print culture. Featuring chapters by both early scholars and those at the later stages of their careers, this volume celebrates the impact of Baker’s scholarship over the past four decades. At the same time, this book offers an incisive inquiry into many of the most debated issues and texts in studies of late medieval England.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-06-21
Mått158 x 237 x 23 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor222
FörlagAssociated University Presses
ISBN9781611462852

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IntroductionAmy N. VinesList of Denise N. Baker’s PublicationsChapter 1“‘What is Synne?’: Exploring Julian of Norwich’s Question”David AersChapter 2“The Coveting of ‘Muche’ Instead of ‘Measure’: The Connection between Lady Mede and Nede in the C-Text of Piers Plowman”Jessica D. WardChapter 3“The ‘Stalke’ and the ‘Balke’: Cherry Picking the Ethics of Reproof in The Canterbury Tales”Edwin Craun Chapter 4“From ‘Pore Pacient’ to ‘Childische Thyng’: Versions of the Life of Charity in Piers Plowman C.XV-XVII”Grace Hamman Chapter 5“Conceiving Community: Familial Trinitarian Analogies in Augustine, William Langland, and Julian Norwich”Jessica HinesChapter 6“Julian of Norwich and the Cloud Author: How Could They Both be ‘Mystical Theologians’?”Denys Turner Chapter 7“Beatrice of Nazareth and the Desire for Death”Jessica Barr Chapter 8“Julian of Norwich: Lives and Afterlives”Nancy Bradley Warren Chapter 9“‘Heere of myn house perpetuelly a cherche’: Imagining P

Over the past fifty years, Denise N. Baker has produced a stream of studies, books, and editions that have had a shaping influence on Middle English scholarship, especially through her transformative work on the fourteenth-century visionary theologian Julian of Norwich. New Directions in Medieval Mystical and Devotional Literature not only makes a fitting tribute to a beloved scholar and teacher; it constitutes a significant contribution to the field in its own right. The essays in this beautifully presented book will be essential reading for anyone interested in late-medieval vernacular theology and its reception, both in England and beyond.