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Title:The Book of Margery Kempe
Author:Margery Kempe
Format:Paperback
Page:328 pages
ISBN:0393976394

Contexts collects primary readings that illuminateThe Book of Margery Kempe Included are excerpts from The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel, Meditations on the Life of Christ, The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, The Book of Saint Bride, and The Life of Marie d Oignies by Jacques de Vitry Criticism includes nine varied interpretations of the autobiography, written by Cla Contexts collects primary readings that illuminateThe Book of Margery Kempe Included are excerpts from The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel, Meditations on the Life of Christ, The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, The Book of Saint Bride, and The Life of Marie d Oignies by Jacques de Vitry Criticism includes nine varied interpretations of the autobiography, written by Clarissa W Atkinson, Lynn Staley, Karma Lochrie, David Aers, Kathleen Ashley, Gail McMurray Gibson, Sarah Beckwith, Caroline Walker Bynum, and Nicholas Watson A Selected Bibliography is also included


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Short Biography profile and facts about the life of Margery KempeThe following biography information provides basic facts and information about the life and history of Margery Kempe a famous Medieval character of the Middle Ages Nationality EnglishLifespan 1373 c1438Time Reference Lived during the reign of the English Kings Edward III, Richard II and Henry IVDate of Birth She was born Marge Short Biography profile and facts about the life of Margery KempeThe following biography information provides basic facts and information about the life and history of Margery Kempe a famous Medieval character of the Middle Ages Nationality EnglishLifespan 1373 c1438Time Reference Lived during the reign of the English Kings Edward III, Richard II and Henry IVDate of Birth She was born Margery Brunham at King s Lynn, Norfolk in 1373Family connections She was the daughter of John Brunham who was a wealthy merchant in King s Lynn who was involved in local politics and achieved the position of mayor and Member of Parliament Education Margery Kempe was unable to read or write but learnt for the people who read to her She dictated her memoirs which were described in The Book of Margery Kempe Married Margery Kempe married John Kempe at the age of twentyChildren Margery and John Kempe produced 14 childrenWhen the visions of Margery Kempe began She experienced her first Christian vision c1374 following the delivery of her first childWhat provoked the visions of Margery Kempe She was suffering from a disturbed state of mind caused by any number of events including depression post natal , feelings of guilt, an over imaginative mind, a spiritual crisis and an unsympathetic confessorShe suffered the equivalent of a nervous breakdown Her condition was so severe that she had to be constrained It was punctuated by loud and unrestrained cryingShe then experienced a vision and emerged calm and came to her senses Unclear of how she should respond to the visions she continued everyday life with her husband and produced many children This was seen as an impossible way of life for a spiritual woman and she was strongly criticised and even rebuked for attempting to live a life totally devoted to Christ but as a married womanIn 1403 she and her husband took vows of chastity before the Bishop of LincolnShe then took to wearing white which brought criticism as the normal color by a woman of her age and station would have been blackShe annoyed people further by her uncontrollable weeping and wailing at holy sites and during massMargery Kempe was accused of being a Lollard but cleared of this by the Archbishop of CanterburyMargery Kempe undertook pilgrimages to sacred places in England including Canterbury, Norwich and YorkMargery Kempe was a contemporary of the Medieval anchoress, Julian of Norwich, who she visitedIn the autumn of 1414 she undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land via VeniceShe reached Jerusalem and visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and travelled on to BethlehemShe returned to England in May 1415Further pilgrimages took her to Rome, Germany, Norway and SpainIn 1433 she undertook a pilgrimage to DanzigMargery Kempe dictated the content of The Book of Margery Kempe to men hired as scribes The Book of Margery Kempe was recopied by a travelling priestThe manuscript containing the The Book of Margery Kempe was lost for many years and only rediscovered in 1934 by Miss Hope Emily AllenMiss Hope Emily Allen identified the manuscript copy of The Book of Margery Kempe in the library of Colonel Butler Bowdon of Pleasington Old Hall in Lancashire, EnglandDate of Death The last known reference to Margery Kempe was at King s Lynn in 1438 although her exact date of death is unknownAccomplishments or why Margery Kempe was famous The Book of Margery Kempe is considered to be the first autobiography in the English languageThe Book of Margery Kempe chronicles her pilgrimages to various holy sites in Europe and the Holy LandMargery KempeThe story and biography of Margery Kempe contains interesting information, facts the history about the life of this Medieval woman of historical importance



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Contexts collects primary readings that illuminateThe Book of Margery Kempe Included are excerpts from The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel, Meditation
The Book of Margery Kempe
328 pagesMargery Kempe

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