Showings of J Norwich Nce PA

by Norwich,Julian

• ISBN13: 9780393979152
• ISBN10: 0393979156
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-04
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Carefully edited for the undergraduate reader, this Norton Critical Edition includes an informed introduction, focusing on Julian's theology and preparing students to understand the complex, controversial themes of the text, particularly Julian's solution to the problem of evil in Revelation XIII and XIV. Paragraph divisions have been organized to emphasize the thematic units of each chapter, and the sentences have been punctuated for clarity. The text included is a Middle English edition, based on the Paris manuscript (1580'1650) of the long text, with language akin to Chaucer's and therefore more accessible than other Middle English editions. "Contexts" includes contemporary texts that help students better understand Julian's originality, including selections from works by Margery Kempe, Augustine, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Walter Hilton. "Criticism" brings together interpretations that address the themes and style of the Showings by Sandra McEntire, Lynn Staley, B. A. Windeatt, and David Aers, among others. A Selected Bibliography is also included.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
The Language of the Paris Manuscript	xxiii
A Glossary of Frequently Used Words	xxv
The Text of Showings	1	(210)
Contexts
Julian of Norwich The Short Text of A Book of Showings [A Woman as Teacher]	129	(1)
The Book of Margery Kempe	130	(5)
Margery Kempe
[A Visit with Julian of Norwich]	130	(1)
[Meditation on the Passion]	131	(4)
The Trinity [The Two Parts of the Mind]	135	(1)
Augustine
The Scale of Perfection [The Two Parts of the Soul]	136	(1)
Walter Hilton
Aelred of Rievaulx De Institutione Inclusarum [Jesus as Mother]	137	(2)
Ancrene Wisse (A Guide for Anchoresses) [Jesus as Mother]	139	(4)
Anonymous
Criticism
From The Life of an Anchoress	143	(7)
Grace M. Jantzen
[The Trope of the Scribe and the Question of Literary Authority in the Texts of Julian of Norwich]	150	(8)
Lynn Staley Johnson
From The Humanity of Christ: Reflections on Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Love	158	(6)
David Aers
From The Likeness of God and the Restoration of Humanity in Julian of Norwich's Showings	164	(12)
Sandra J. McEntire
[Human Nature: The Image of God]	176	(14)
Joan M. Nuth
[Jesus as Mother]	190	(6)
Caroline Walker Bynum
The Art of Mystical Loving: Julian of Norwich	196	(15)
B. A. Windeatt
Selected Bibliography	211