[An] admirable collection. . For anyone interested in what Wogan-Browne calls "the historiography of female community", nuns' libraries and literacy, and Barking abbey itself, this first-class collection of essays is essential reading. CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW Essays on the texts produced at Barking Abbey - one of the most important centres for writings in the Middle Ages.

About the Author
JENNIFER N. BROWN is Professor of English and World Literatures at Marymount Manhattan College. JENNIFER N. BROWN is Professor of English and World Literatures at Marymount Manhattan College. THOMAS O'DONNELL is Associate Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Fordham University, New York, USA.

Reviews
To be welcomed as a significant study of female literacy and monastic life in the Middle Ages. * ENGLISH *
A strong resource. * MAGISTRA 19.1, Summer 2013 *
[E]minent scholars from various disciplines present a variety of topics and approaches, that, taken together, emphasize the abbey's importance. The result is a volume that merits a place alongside other works on women's religious culture in the Middle Ages. [...] Recommended. * CHOICE *



Book Information
ISBN 9781903153437
Author Dr Jennifer N Brown
Format Hardback
Page Count 350
Imprint York Medieval Press
Publisher York Medieval Press
Weight(grams) 1g