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Translation of the Middle English manual 'Ancrene Riwle' ('Rule for Anchoresses'), which was composed between 1225 and 1240 for the spiritual instruction of women. This edition contains an introduction by Dom Gerard Sitwell and a preface by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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A valuable and readable introduction to the Ancrene Riwle. A remarkably skilful translation. * Review of English Studies *

Table of Contents
  • PREFACE BY J. R. R. TOLKIEN
  • INTRODUCTION BY DOM GERARD SITWELL
  • TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
  • THE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULE
  • PART; I. DEVOTIONS
  • II. THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSES
  • III. THE REGULATION OF THE INWARD FEELINGS
  • IV. TEMPTATIONS
  • V. CONFESSION
  • VI. PENANCE
  • VII. LOVE
  • VIII. EXTERNAL RULES
  • APPENDIX
  • Private devotions in the Ancrene Riwle, by Dom Gerard Sitwell

Ancrene Riwle

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    A Paperback by M. B. Salu, Dom Gerard Sitwell, J. R. R. Tolkien

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780859893411, 978-0859893411
      ISBN10: 0859893413

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Translation of the Middle English manual 'Ancrene Riwle' ('Rule for Anchoresses'), which was composed between 1225 and 1240 for the spiritual instruction of women. This edition contains an introduction by Dom Gerard Sitwell and a preface by J.R.R. Tolkien.

      Trade Review
      A valuable and readable introduction to the Ancrene Riwle. A remarkably skilful translation. * Review of English Studies *

      Table of Contents
      • PREFACE BY J. R. R. TOLKIEN
      • INTRODUCTION BY DOM GERARD SITWELL
      • TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
      • THE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULE
      • PART; I. DEVOTIONS
      • II. THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSES
      • III. THE REGULATION OF THE INWARD FEELINGS
      • IV. TEMPTATIONS
      • V. CONFESSION
      • VI. PENANCE
      • VII. LOVE
      • VIII. EXTERNAL RULES
      • APPENDIX
      • Private devotions in the Ancrene Riwle, by Dom Gerard Sitwell

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