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Book SynopsisEven with growing popularity in the United States, there existed no English-language scholarly introduction to Marguerite Porete or her sole-surviving work Mirror of Simple Souls until now. The study of Marguerite and her work touches on so many disciplines – from religious and secular histories to theological and literary readings of her book – that the scholarship had often been lost in the divides between the disciplines. Our contributors are chosen from both sides of the Atlantic and from an array of disciplines in order to bridge this geographical and linguistic divide. The interdisciplinary nature of the interest in Marguerite and the Mirror and the implications her book has on medieval scholarship make a collection such as this companion ideal. Contributors are Marleen Cré, Imke De Gier, Dávid Falvay, Sean Field, Geneviève Hasenohr (with Zan Kocher), Jonathan Juilfs, Zan Kocher, Joanne Robinson, Elizabeth Scarborough, Robert Stauffer, Wendy R. Terry, and Justine Trombley.
Trade Review“Ink will continue to flow in the debates around Marguerite and her Mirror of Simple Souls, and this book provides a superlative springboard for any aspiring student eager to dive in”. John Arblaster, University of Antwerp. In: Speculum, Vol. 94, No. 3 (July 2019), pp. 904-906.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Robert Stauffer Editors’ Introduction Wendy R. Terry Section 1—Marguerite Porete and the Writing of The Mirror Chapter 1 Debating the Historical Marguerite Porete Sean L. Field Chapter 2 Marguerite’s Mystical Annihilation Joanne Maguire Robinson Chapter 3 A Review of Possible Theological Sources for Marguerite Porete’s Mirror Wendy R. Terry Chapter 4 Literary Sources of the Mirror of Simple Souls Zan Kocher Chapter 5 Exemplum ‘Ce livre monstrera a tous vraye lumiere de verité. The Role of the Mirror of Simple Souls as a book. Imke de Gier Section 2—Translations and Transmission of The Mirror Chapter 6 The Tradition of the Mirror of Simple Souls in the Fifteenth Century: From Marguerite Porete (†1310) to Marguerite of Navarre (†1549)" written and updated by Geneviève Hasenohr, translated by Zan Kocher Chapter 7 The Latin Manuscripts of The Mirror of Simple Souls Justine L. Trombley Chapter 8 The Italian Version of the Mirror: Manuscripts, Diffusion and Communities in the 14-15th Century Dávid Falvay Chapter 9 Further thoughts on M.N.’s Middle English Translation of Marguerite’s Mirouer des simples âmes anienties Marleen Cré Chapter 10 Possibilities for the Identity of the English Translator of The Mirror of Simple Souls Robert Stauffer Section 3—Modern Scholarship: Looking Forward, Looking Back Chapter 11 Marguerite Porete and Various Modern Critical Approaches Elizabeth Scarborough Chapter 12 Mirrors on the Wall: Which One Is Fairest of Them All? Jonathan Juilfs Bibliography General Index
