Pilgrimage in Medieval English Literature, 700-1500 by Dee Dyas - 2005

D.S. Brewer, 2005 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear to black cloth hardcover. Owner signature on front end paper. Otherwise a tight, unmarked volume. Index. vii, 288 pp..

Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2001. The boards are a little scuffed. The bottom tip of the front board very lightly bumped. Pilgrims are so frequently encountered in the pages of Middle English literature that it is easy to take their presence, and their significance, for granted. The pilgrimage motif is all too frequently simply accepted as a 'given'of medieval spirituality, its presence noted but its meaning seldom analysed. This study therefore asks several fundamental but hitherto largely ignored questions. What exactly did pilgrimage mean to medieval writers? How well didvarious understandings of pilgrimage combine within medieval spirituality? Who were the true pilgrims - those who travelled to saints' shrines, those who withdrew into the cloister or the anchorite's cell, or those who simply walked the path of daily obedience? In answering these questions, this wide-ranging survey of the origins and development of the pilgrim motif examines the development of Christian pilgrimage… Read More

D.S.Brewer, 2001. The lightest of shelfwear, the occasional pencil notation or marking to ffep and page margins, else very tidy.. Hard. Near fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

Hardback. New. The meaning of pilgrimage and its development over 800 years, reflected in contemporary writings.

Ds Brewer, 2005. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.25 inches.

D.S. Brewer, 2001-11-03. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Boydell & Brewer Group, Limited , pp. 300 . Hardback. New.