Research Catalog

Title

Revelations of divine love / Julian of Norwich ; translated with an introduction and notes by Barry Windeatt.

Author

Julian, of Norwich, 1343-

Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

Windeatt, B. A. (Barry A.), 1950-

Description

lviii, 214 pages; 20 cm

Summary

"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."--

Series Statement

Oxford world's classics

Uniform Title

• Revelations of divine love. English
• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Alternative Title

Revelations of divine love.

Subjects

• Mysticism > England > Catholic Church
• Devotional literature, English (Middle)
• Julian, of Norwich, 1343- > Teachings

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages lv-lviii) and indexes.

Language (note)

• Translated from the Middle English.

Contents

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.

Call Number

JFD 17-4614

ISBN

• 9780199641185
• 0199641188

LCCN

2014949676

OCLC

910577605

Author

Julian, of Norwich, 1343- author.

Title

Revelations of divine love / Julian of Norwich ; translated with an introduction and notes by Barry Windeatt.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Oxford world's classics

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages lv-lviii) and indexes.

Language

Translated from the Middle English.

Added Author

Windeatt, B. A. (Barry A.), 1950- translator, writer of introduction, editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 17-4614