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Revelations of Divine Love
Revelations of Divine Love
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  • A new translation of the Revelations of Julian of Norwich, one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages and one of the earliest woman authors.
  • Barry Windeatt's sensitive translation reflects and conveys to a modern reader the poise and serenity of Julian's prose style.
  • Julian's optimistic theology speaks of a loving and merciful God and of God as our mother, and her beliefs are of particular interest in relation to the position of women and the church.
  • Includes both the short and long texts, written some twenty years apart, and which together comprise an account of Julian's divine revelations and a more extended theological discussion.
  • The comprehensive Introduction explores what is most distinctive and original in Julian's writing and its reception since medieval times.
  • Includes helpful notes, a select bibliography, a list of revelations, Margery Kempe's account of her meeting with Julian, and index.

   
   
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well'

Julian of Norwich is one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages. She is esteemed as one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the period for her account of the revelations that she experienced in 1373. Julian lived as an anchoress in Norwich, and after recovering from a serious illness she described the visions that had come to her during her suffering. She conceived of a loving and compassionate God, merciful and forgiving, and believed in our ability to reach self-knowledge through sin. She wrote of God as our mother, and embraced strikingly independent theological opinions.
   
This new translation conveys the poise and serenity of Julian's prose style to the modern reader. It includes both the short and long texts, written twenty years apart, through which Julian developed her ideas. In his introduction Barry Windeatt considers Julian's astonishingly positive vision of humanity and its potential for spiritual transformation.

目次: 

Introduction
Note on the Text and Translation
Select Bibliography

REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE

The Short Text
The Long Text

Appendix 1: List of revelations in the Short and Long Texts
Appendix 2: Extract from The Book of Margery Kempe, ch. 18
Explanatory Notes
Index of Scriptural References
General Index

著者について: 

Julian of Norwich

  
Barry Windeatt, Professor of English and Fellow of Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge

Barry Windeatt is the author of a scholarly original-spelling edition of Julian of Norwich for OUP, forthcoming. He has written widely on medieval English literature and he has translated The Book of Margery Kempe for Penguin (1985) and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde for Oxford World's Classics (1998).

"... not only is Julian of Norwich's unique voice captured, the translator's deft touch ensures it's engaging and understandable. In fact over and over again Julian (and by extension, Professor Windeatt) prove that the simplest statements hold the deepest truths." - The Bookbag, Rev Michael Johnson
   

"Julian of Norwich is one of the most famous spiritual figures of the Middle Ages... This new translation conveys the beauty of her prose and her beief that we are being capable of spiritual transformation." - The Good Book Guide
   

"Julian of Norwich now has a new audience, and it really doesnt matter if, like me, you have little, if any, religious interest or understanding. The work itself both mystical and philosophical is fascinating enough on its own." - Guardian, Nicholas Lezard
   

"This new edition stands to be read profitably by all, who, as the Long Text commends in closing, aspire to be faithful lovers of our dearest Jesus." - Expository Times
  

"This edition offers readers of Middle English an informative and accessible critical scholarly version which presents apertures into the editing process. Windeatts editorial approach reveals sensitivity to Julians original language and subject matter, making this an important volume that invites further scholarly engagement with her enduring work." - Justin M. Bryon Davies, Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen

商品情報

ISBN : 9780199641185

著者: 
Julian of Norwich; Barry Windeatt
ページ
272 ページ
フォーマット
Paperback
サイズ
129 x 196 mm
刊行日
2015年05月
シリーズ
Oxford World's Classics
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Revelations of Divine Love

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Revelations of Divine Love