Description
Book SynopsisIn the first modern edition of the poem since 1863, James H. Morey presents The Prik of Conscience to a new audience of students of the Middle Ages. The famous fourteenth century poem leads its audience on a path of penance. Attributed to the mystic Richard Rolle, it became one of the most popular poems in medieval England and appears in about 130 manuscripts, more than any other Middle English poem. This edition is the first to offer extensive annotations and a gloss, making it accessible to students at all levels of proficiency in Middle English.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction
Prik of Conscience Entre Part 1 Of Man and of his Wretchedness Part 2 Of the World's Unstableness Part 3 Of Death and of the Pain that with him goes Part 4 Of Purgatory where Souls are cleansed of their Folly Part 5 Of the Day of Doom and of the Tokens that before shall come Part 6 The Pains of Hell Part 7 The Joys of Heaven Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Index of Biblical References Index of Proper Names and Terms Bibliography Glossary
