background image

The Milieu and Context of the Wooing Group , livre ebook

252

pages

English

Ebooks

2009

Lire un extrait
Lire un extrait

Obtenez un accès à la bibliothèque pour le consulter en ligne En savoir plus

Découvre YouScribe et accède à tout notre catalogue !

Je m'inscris

Découvre YouScribe et accède à tout notre catalogue !

Je m'inscris

252

pages

English

Ebooks

2009

Lire un extrait
Lire un extrait

Obtenez un accès à la bibliothèque pour le consulter en ligne En savoir plus

This book brings together the most current interpretations of the Wooing Group from scholars currently working on the fields of medieval spirituality, gender, and the anchoritic tradition, providing literary, theological, linguistic, and cultural context for the works associated with the Wooing Group (a collection of texts in English written by an unknown author in the late twelfth to early thirteenth centuries). These works are unique in their context - written almost certainly for a group of women living as anchoresses and recluses who were literate in English and were interested in guidance both in spiritual and worldly issues. The book discusses and explains the impact and significance of these works and situates them within the continuum of medieval theological and literary culture.
Voir icon arrow

Date de parution

01 mars 2009

EAN13

9780708322345

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

1 Mo

The Milieu and Context
of the Wooing Group

Susannah M. Chewning

University of Wales Press

RELIGION AND CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

The Milieu and Context of the Wooing Group

Series Editors
D e n is Re n e v e y( Un i v e r s i t yo fL a u s a n n e )
D ia n eW a tt (A b e ry s t w y t hU n iv e r s i t y )

Editorial Board
M ir iR u b in (Q u e e nM ar y ,U n iv e r s i t yo fL o n d o n )
J e a n - C l a u d eS c h m i t t( É c o l ed e sH a u te sÉ t u d e se nS c i e n c e sS oc i a l e s ,P a r i s )
F i o n aS o m e r s e t( Du k eU n iv e r s i t y )
C h r is t i a n i aW hi t e h e a d( Un i v e r s i t yo fW a r w ic k )

RELIGION AND CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

The Milieu and
of the Wooing

Edited by

Context
Group

SUSANNAH MARY CHEWNING

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
CARDIFF
2009

© Th eC o n tr i b u t o r s ,2 0 0 9

A ll ri g h t sr e s e r v e d .N op a r to ft h i sb o o km a yb er e p r o d u c e di na n ym a te r i a l
f o r m( i n c l u d i n gp h o t o c o p y i n go rs t o r i n gi ti na n ym e d iu mb ye le c t r o n i c
m e a n sa n dw h e th e ro rn o tt r a n s i e n t l yo ri n c i d e n t a l l yt os o me ot h e ru s eo f
t h i sp u b l i c a t i o n )w it h o u tt h ew ri t t e np e r m i s s i o no ft h ec o py r i g h to w n e r
e x c e p ti na c c o r d a n c ew it ht h ep r o v i s i o n so ft h eC o p y r ig h t ,D es i g n sa n d
P a t e n t sA c t1 9 8 8o ru n d e rt h et e r ms of a li c e n c ei s s u e db yt h eC op y r i g h t
L i c e n s i n gA g e n c yL t d ,S a f f r o nH o u s e ,6 – 1 0K ir b yS t r e e t ,L o nd o n ,E C 1 N
8 T S .A p p li c a t i o n sf o rt h ec o p y r i g h to w n e r ’sw ri t t e np e r m i ss i o nt or e p r o
d u c ea n yp a r to ft h i sp u b l i c a t i o ns h o u l db ea d d r e s s e dt oT h eU ni v e r s i t yo f
W a le sP r e s s ,1 0C o lu m b u sW a lk ,B r ig a n t i n eP l a c e ,C a r d if f ,C F1 04 U P.

www.uwp.co.uk

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A ca t a l o g u er e c o r df o rt h i sb o o ki sa v a i l a b l ef r o mt h eB r it i sh Li b r a r y .

I S B N9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 8 3 - 2 0 3 3 - 4

T h er i g h t so ft h eC o n tr i b u t o r st ob ei d e n t i f i e da sa u t h o r so ft h i sw o rk ha v e
b e e na s s e r t e db yt h e mi na c c o r d a n c ew it hs e c t i o n s7 7 ,7 8a n d7 9 of th e
C o p y r ig h t ,D e s ig n sa n dP a t e n t sA c t 1 9 8 8 .

P r i n t e db yC P I A n to n yR o w e ,C h ip p e n h a m ,W il t s h i r e

S e r i e sE d i t o r s ’ P r e f a c e
A c k n o w le d g e m e n t s
N o te so nC o n tr i b u t o r s

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

CONTENTS

I n t r o d u c t i o n
Susannah Mary Chewning

T h e‘ C o n d i t i o n so fE l i g i b i l i t y ’ i nÞe Wohunge of ure Lauerd
Bella Millett

S p e a k i n go fF l e s ha n dS o u l :L i n g u i s t i ca n dS p i r i t u a l
T r a n s l a t i o ni nt h eW o o in gG ro u p
Susannah Mary Chewning

S u b j e c t ,O b je c ta n dM an t r ai nÞe Wohunge of ure Lauerd
Jennifer N. Brown

T h es p e l l i n g s< e > ,< e a >a n d< a >i nt wo Wo o i n gG ro u pt e x t s
( MS SL o n d o n ,C o tt o nN e ro A. x i va n dL o n d o n ,L a m b e t h
P a l a c e4 8 7 )
Jeremy Smith

Þe Wohunge of ure Lauerdt h eT r a d i t i o no fA ff e c t i v ea n d
D e v o ti o n :R e th i n k i n gT e x ta n dA u d ie n c e
Catherine Innes-Parker

‘ Þ eb l o dþ [ a t ]b o h t e ’ :T h eW o o in gG ro u pC h r is ta sP i e r c e d ,
P r i c k e da n dP e n e t r a t e dB o d y
Michelle M. Sauer

v i i
i x
x i

1

2 6

4 8

6 6

8 4

9 6

1 2 3

v i

8

9

1 0

1 1

T r a n s v e s t i s mi nt h eA n c h o rh o l d
Sarah Salih

C O N T E N T S

T h eW o o in gG ro u p :P a i n ,P l e a s u r ea n dt h eA n c h o ri t i cB o d y
Anne Savage

W ha tK in do fW ri t i n gi sA Talkyng of þe Love of God?
Michael G. Sargent

A ft e r wo r d :‘ OnEise’
Nicholas Watson

B ib l i o g r a p h y
I n d e x

1 4 8

1 65

1 7 8

1 9 4

2 1 1
2 2 9

SERIESEDITORS’ PREFACE

R e li g i o na n dC u lt u r ei nt h eM id d l eA g e sa i m st oe x p l o r et h ei nt e r f a c e
b e t w e e nm e d ie v a lr e l i g i o na n dc u l t u r e ,w it ha sb r o a da nu n d er s t a n d i n go f
t h o s et e r ms as po s s i b l e .I tp u t st ot h ef o r e f r o n ts t u d i e sw h ic he n g a g ew it h
w o rk st h a ts i g n i f i c a n t l yc o n t r i b u t e dt ot h es h a p i n go fm e d ie v a lc u l t u r e .
H o w e v e r,i ta l s og i v e sa t t e n t i o nt os t u d i e sd e a l i n gw it hw o rk st h a tr e f l e c t
a n dh i g h l i g h ta s p e c t so fm e d ie v a lc u l t u r et h a th a v eb e e nn e gl e c t e di nt h e
p a s tb ys c h o l a r so ft h em e d ie v a ld i s c i p l i n e s .F o re x a m p l e ,d ev o t i o n a lw o rk s
a n dt h ep r a c t i c et h e yi n f e ri l l u mi n a t eo u ru n d e r s t a n d i n go ft h em e d ie v a l
s u b j e c ta n di t sc u l t u r ei nr e ma r k a b l ew a y s ,w h il es t u d i e so ft h em a te r i a l
s p a c ed e s i g n e da n di n h a b i t e db ym e d ie v a ls u b j e c t sy i e l dn e we v i d e n c eo n
t h ep e r i o da n dt h ep e o p l ew h os h a p e di ta n dl i v e di ni t .I nt h el ar g e rf i e l do f
r e l i g i o na n dc u l t u r e ,w ea l s ow a n tt oe x p l o r ef u r t h e rt h er o le sp l a y e db y
w o m e na sa u t h o r s ,r e a d e r sa n do w n e r so fb o o k s ,t h e r e b yd e f i ni n gt h e m
m o re pr e c i s e l ya sa c t o r si nt h ec u l t u r a lf i e l d .T h es e r i e sa sa wh o l ei n v e s t i
g a t e st h eE u r o p e a nM id d l eA g e s ,f r o mc. 5 0 0t oct oi sa i mO u r. 1 5 0 0 .
e x p l o r em e d ie v a lr e l i g i o na n dc u l t u r ew it ht h et o o l sb e l o n gi n gt os u c hd i s
c i p l i n e sa s ,a m o n go t h e r s ,a r th i s t o r y ,p h i l o s o p h y ,t h e o l og y ,h i s t o r y ,
m u si c o l o g y ,t h eh i s t o r yo fm e d ic i n e ,a n dl i t e r a t u r e .I np a rt i c u l a r,w ew o u ld
l i k et op r o m o t ei n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r ys t u d i e s ,a sw eb e l i e v es tr o n g l yt h a to u r
m o d e rn un d e r s t a n d i n go ft h et e r ma p p l i e sf a s c i n a t i n g l yw e ll to a cu l t u r a l
p e r i o dm a rk e db ya le s st i g h tc o n f i n e m e n ta n dc a t e g o r i z a t i on of it sd i s c i
p l i n e st h a nt h em o d e rn pe r i o d .H o w e v e r, ou ro n l yc r i t e r i o ni s ac a d e m i c
e x c e l l e n c e ,w it ht h eb e l i e ft h a tt h eu s eo fa la r g ed i v e r s i t yo fc r i t i c a lt o o l s
a n dt h e o r e t i c a la p p r o a c h e se n a b l e sa de e p e ru n d e r s t a n d i n go fm e d ie v a lc u l
t u r e .W ew a n tt h es e r i e st or e f l e c tt h i sd i v e r s i t y ,a sw eb e l ie v et h a t ,a sa
c o l l e c t i o no fo u t s t a n d i n gc o n t r i b u t i o n s ,i to f f e r sa mo r es ub t l er e p r e s e n t a
t i o no fa pe r i o dt h a ti sm a rk e db yp a r a d o x e sa n dc o n t r a d i c t i on sa n dw h ic h
n e c e s s a r i l yr e f l e c t sd i v e r s i t ya n dd i f f e r e n c e ,h o w e v e rd if f i c u l ti tm a ys o me
t i me sh a v ep r o v e df o rm e d ie v a lc u l t u r et oa c c e p tt h e s en o t i on s .

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

T h eW o o in gG ro u pa n dt h et e x t sm o st cl o s e l ya s s o c i a t e dw it hi t,Ancrene
Wissec o m p r i s ea cG ro u p ,w o rk so m m u n i t yo fl yo fe a rh e r i n eK a tt h ea n d
M id d l eE n g l i s ht h a th a v eo f t e nb e e nv i e w e do u t s i d eo ft h e i rc ul t u r a la n d
l i n g u i s t i cc o n t e x to ra sa n o m a l o u sa n db e y o n da n yr e a lt r a d it i o no fl i t e r a
t u r e ,c u l t u r e ,o re v e nt h e o l o g yi nt h eE n g l i s hM id d l eA g e s .T hi sc o l l e c t i o n
w il l ,I be l i e v e ,s e r v et oo p e nt h e s ew o rk st on e wr e a d e r s ,n e wp e r s p e c t i v e s
a n di n t e r p r e t a t i o n s ,a n dn e wc o n s t r u c t i o n so fm e d ie v a lE n gl i s ht h e o l o g y ,
t h ea n c h o r i t i ct r a d i t i o n ,a n de a r l yM id d l eE n g l i s hl i t e r a tu r e .T h es c h o l a r s
w h oh a v ec o n t r i b u t e dt ot h i sc o l l e c t i o n ,m a n yo ft h e mr e c o g ni z e de x p e r t s
i nt h e i rr e s p e c t i v ed i s c i p l i n e s ,h a v eb r o u g h tt ol i g h tc r e at i v ea n di n n o v a t i v e
p e r s p e c t i v e so nt h e s ew o rk sa n dt h e i rm il i e u ,a n df o rt h a tI wo u l dl i k et o
b e g i nb yg i v i n gm yt h a n k st oe a c ho ft h e mf o rt h e i rc a r e f u l ,t ho u g h t f u l ,a n d
e x c e p t i o n a li n t e r p r e t a t i o n sa n de x a m i n a t i o n so ft h e s ew o rk s :J e n n i f e r
B r o w n ,S a r a hS a l i h ,C a th e r i n eI n n e s - P a r k e r ,M ic h e l l eS a u er ,J e r e my
S m i t h ,M ic h a e lS a r g e n t ,B e ll aM il l e t t ,a n dm o st es p e c i a l l yA n n eS a v a g e
a n dN ic h o l a sW a ts o n ,w h o s eAnchoritic Spiritualityi s1 9 9 1 )P r e s s( P a u l i s t
t h es t a r t i n gp o i n tf o ra l ls c h o l a r sw h op u r s u et h eE n g l i s hA nc h o r i t i ct r a d i
t i o n .T h e i rp r e s e n c ei nt h i sc o l l e c t i o ni se s p e c i a l l yi mp o rt a n tt om e , a st h e i r
s c h o l a r s h i p ,g e n e r o s i t y ,a n ds u p p o r th a sm a d ea n yw o rk I ha ve co m p l e t e d
o nÞe Wohunge of ure LauerdI ow ep o s s i b l e ,a n da l lo ft h e ma n dt h ec o n
t r i b u t o r sm ym o st si n c e r et h a n k s .
T h i sc o l l e c t i o nw a sf i r s ts u g g e s t e da sa re s u l to fa co n v e r s at i o nb e g u na t
t h ef i r s tA n c h o ri t i cC o n f e r e n c e ,Anchorites, Wombs, and Tombsa t
G re g y n o g ,W a le s ,i n2 0 0 2 .T h ec o n f e r e n c e ,o r g a n i z e db yM ar iH u g h e s
E d w a r d sa n dL i zH e rb e r tM cA v o y ,p r e d a t e st h ef o r ma t i o no ft he
I n t e r n a t i o n a lA n c h o r

Voir icon more
Cultivating the Heart icon
Category

Ebooks

Etudes littéraires

Cultivating the Heart

Ayoush Lazikani

129 pages

English

Revelation and the Apocalypse in Late Medieval Literature icon
Category

Ebooks

Etudes littéraires

Revelation and the Apocalypse in Late Medieval Literature

Justin M. Byron-Davies

226 pages

English

Revelation and the Apocalypse in Late Medieval Literature icon
Category

Ebooks

Etudes littéraires

Revelation and the Apocalypse in Late Medieval Literature

Justin M. Byron-Davies

161 pages

English

Double Agents icon
Category

Ebooks

Religions

Double Agents

Claire Lees, Gillian Overing

144 pages

English

The Milieu and Context of the Wooing Group icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

The Milieu and Context of the Wooing Group

252 pages

English

Revisiting the Medieval North of England icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

Revisiting the Medieval North of England

Anita Auer, Camille Marshall and Tino Oudesluijs, Denis Renevey

190 pages

English

Mapping the Medieval City icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

Mapping the Medieval City

Catherine Clarke

147 pages

English

Feminine Sanctity and Spirituality in Medieval Wales icon
Category

Ebooks

Sciences humaines et sociales

Feminine Sanctity and Spirituality in Medieval Wales

Jane Cartwright

346 pages

English

Cognitive Sciences and Medieval Studies icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

Cognitive Sciences and Medieval Studies

Juliana Dresvina and Victoria Blud

269 pages

English

The Milieu and Context of the Wooing Group icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

The Milieu and Context of the Wooing Group

143 pages

English

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power

Kathrin McCann

173 pages

English

Cushions, Kitchens and Christ icon
Category

Ebooks

Etudes littéraires

Cushions, Kitchens and Christ

Louise Campion

147 pages

English

Cultivating the Heart icon
Category

Ebooks

Etudes littéraires

Cultivating the Heart

Ayoush Lazikani

177 pages

English

Double Agents icon
Category

Ebooks

Religions

Double Agents

Claire Lees, Gillian Overing

286 pages

English

Mapping the Medieval City icon
Category

Ebooks

Histoire

Mapping the Medieval City

262 pages

English

Alternate Text