Contemplations of the Dread and Love of God

ISBN-13: 9780197223055 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 186 str.

Margaret Connolly

Opis

This work, also known as Fervor Amoris, is a late-medieval devotional prose text. In essence it is a manual of guidance for the spiritual and ethical life, directed at the lay population, and intended for both sexes, rather than at a monastic audience (although there is evidence that the text was read by nuns). It is a useful index of English popular spirituality since its circulation seems to have been extensive: it survives in 16 manuscripts, dating from the early-to-mid 15th century, and two early 16th century printed editions, evidence of its enduring popularity into the Early Modern period.