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The English Prose Treatises of Richard Rolle (Hardcover, New)
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The English Prose Treatises of Richard Rolle (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in Medieval Mysticism
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Rolle's prose works examined as literature rather than for their
relationship to his life. Richard Rolle, the `hermit of Hampole',
wrote an extensive body of religious literature that was widely
disseminated in late medieval England; but although many of his
works have received substantial editorial attention, they haveas
yet attracted only limited detailed critical analysis, with
scholarship largely focused on establishing facts about his life
and striking character. This study aims to correct this imbalance
by re-examining his English prose works - Ego Dormio, The
Commandment and The Form of Living - in terms of their literary
form, content and appeal rather than their relationship to Rolle's
biography. The author argues that in these devotional works (which
appealed to a broad readership in late medieval England) Rolle
successfully refines traditional affective strategies to develop an
implied reader-identity, the individual soul seeking the love of
God, which empowers each andevery reader in his or her own
spiritual journey. CLARE ELIZABETH MCILROY teaches at the
University of Western Australia.
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