Though a familiar name, little was known about the English mystic Margery Kempe (c. 1373-c. 1440) for hundreds of years excep t that she had an association with the great Julian of Norwich. This all changed in 1934 with the discovery of The Book of Margery Kempe in a library where it had lain hidden for four hundred years. Finding Margery's own story was important not just because of the light it shed on her life, but it also turned out to be the first known autobiography in the English language. Even more intriguing to the experts of the day, this unique document was written by a woman.
But if anyone had expected to find her anything like her cloistered contemporary, Julian, they were in for something of a surprise. Far from being a typical holy woman, Margery Kempe was married and mother of fourteen children. Moreover, she had been a woman of substance, even running a large brewery for a time. After turning to religion, she traveled thousands of miles around the known world on pilgrimages to distant lands.
Beyond the circumstances of her life, what's most compelling about the text is the inner Margery that emerges. Her account of spiritual awakening, far from being a blissful episode is instead full of conflict and recrimination. What good was this new way of life if it caused her such trouble? Was this really the only way to lead a holy life? Margery remained unsure of the answers. But her patience in her struggle is a wonder to behold, and an example for us today.
發表於2025-02-26
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口述於1436年,補充記錄於1438年。 兩次長途行記第二次更為詳盡。坎普幾乎沒有提及所到任何一地的“異境奇觀”,齣於她與上帝無時不在一起的精神心理,她眼中更重要的是途中遇到的人、事,那些經上帝之手最後得以剋服的人世逆境,即便遭逢大自然的無常。 幫助她記錄口述的教士...
評分口述於1436年,補充記錄於1438年。 兩次長途行記第二次更為詳盡。坎普幾乎沒有提及所到任何一地的“異境奇觀”,齣於她與上帝無時不在一起的精神心理,她眼中更重要的是途中遇到的人、事,那些經上帝之手最後得以剋服的人世逆境,即便遭逢大自然的無常。 幫助她記錄口述的教士...
評分口述於1436年,補充記錄於1438年。 兩次長途行記第二次更為詳盡。坎普幾乎沒有提及所到任何一地的“異境奇觀”,齣於她與上帝無時不在一起的精神心理,她眼中更重要的是途中遇到的人、事,那些經上帝之手最後得以剋服的人世逆境,即便遭逢大自然的無常。 幫助她記錄口述的教士...
評分口述於1436年,補充記錄於1438年。 兩次長途行記第二次更為詳盡。坎普幾乎沒有提及所到任何一地的“異境奇觀”,齣於她與上帝無時不在一起的精神心理,她眼中更重要的是途中遇到的人、事,那些經上帝之手最後得以剋服的人世逆境,即便遭逢大自然的無常。 幫助她記錄口述的教士...
評分口述於1436年,補充記錄於1438年。 兩次長途行記第二次更為詳盡。坎普幾乎沒有提及所到任何一地的“異境奇觀”,齣於她與上帝無時不在一起的精神心理,她眼中更重要的是途中遇到的人、事,那些經上帝之手最後得以剋服的人世逆境,即便遭逢大自然的無常。 幫助她記錄口述的教士...
圖書標籤: Autobiograohy 外國文學 中世紀 Women Christianity 英文 英國文學 英國
對於這種類型的書還是一讀就頭疼,但不得不硬著頭皮讀的,我真不是個閤格的文學學生
評分The privacy of conscience
評分第一本完完整整看下來的女性自傳...to be honest, 過程很摺磨人...
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評分對於這種類型的書還是一讀就頭疼,但不得不硬著頭皮讀的,我真不是個閤格的文學學生
The Book of Margery Kempe 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載