Female Monastic Life in Early Tudor England: With an Edition of Richard Fox's Translation of the Benedictine Rule for Women, 1517
Author:   Barry Collett ,  Ms. Anne Lake Prescott ,  Dr. Betty S. Travitsky
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9781840146097


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   25 March 2002
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Barry Collett ,  Ms. Anne Lake Prescott ,  Dr. Betty S. Travitsky
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781840146097


ISBN 10:   1840146095
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   25 March 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: English society and Here begynneth: the question of good govermamce in 1516; The monastic life and Here begynneth: the ambivalence of the monastic vocation; Making the translation during autumn and winter of 1516: Here begynneth and the early modern Englishwoman; Three Epilogues: Fox, the nuns, and the book; editorial notes: Here begynneth the rule of seynt Benet: Richard Fox's translation of the Benedictine rule for Women, 1517; Bibliography; Index.

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'The introductory essay provides a vivid account of some of the last abbesses and prioresses drawn mainly from episcopal and archiepiscopal visitation records.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'Collett's affection for Fox and his translation make this book a valuable contribution to the study of early modern English nuns.' The Catholic Historical Review


'The introductory essay provides a vivid account of some of the last abbesses and prioresses drawn mainly from episcopal and archiepiscopal visitation records.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'Collett's affection for Fox and his translation make this book a valuable contribution to the study of early modern English nuns.' The Catholic Historical Review


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Barry Collett, University of Melbourne, Australia and and University of Oxford, Corpus Christy College, UK

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