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A Revelation of Purgatory (Hardcover)
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A Revelation of Purgatory (Hardcover)
Series: Library of Medieval Women
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Translation and facing text of an important female-authored work
from the late middle ages. A Revelation of Purgatory was written by
an unnamed woman, almost certainly an anchoress, in Winchester in
1422. It details from a first-person perspective a series of
terrifying visions experienced by the author in which she witnesses
the purgatorial sufferings of a former friend named Margaret who
makes her way through the blazing fires of purgatory tormented by
devils, the "worm of conscience", and - uniquely - her two former
pets, a fierce little cat and dog. Through her prayer and the
prayers she elicits from her own circle of influential priests, the
anchoress is eventually able to deliver Margaret to the doors of
the heavenly Jerusalem. Made available here in accessible
parallel-text format with extended introduction and annotation, the
Revelation is an important text: not only does it testify to
popular and religious concerns with the afterlife in the late
Middle Ages but also underscores the significant role played by
women in mitigating the suffering of souls in purgatory by means of
their personal interventions. The text also bears witness to female
friendship, effective intergender dialogue, and the central role
played by an anchoress in those communities with which she
interacted, be they spiritual, institutional or personal. Liz
Herbert McAvoy is Professor of Medieval Literature at Swansea
University.
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