Walter Hilton, the Scale of Perfection, Book II

A Critical Edition Based on British Library Mss Harley 6573 and 6579
Herausgeber: Hussey, Stanley; Sargent, Michael

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Produktbeschreibung

The Scale of Perfection is the major work of Walter Hilton, one of the best known English mystical writers of the late fourteenth century. The text circulated widely in England before becoming a spiritual classic. This is the first authoritative edition of Book II, based on detailed study of all surviving manuscripts and early printed books.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 550
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 137mm x 58mm
• Gewicht: 975g
• ISBN-13: 9780198789093
• ISBN-10: 0198789092
• Artikelnr.: 47868241

Autorenporträt

Stanley Hussey was formerly Professor of medieval English at the University of Lancaster Michael Sargent is Professor of English at Queen's College, City University of New York

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Plates
Abbreviations
Sigla of the Manuscripts and Early Prints of The Scale of Perfection
Introduction
Description of the Manuscripts and Early Prints of Scale II
Complete or Originally Complete Manuscripts of Scale II in English
Early Printed Editions
Fragment of an Originally Complete Manuscript
Extracts
MS Y of Thomas Fishlake's Latin Scale
The Place of Scale II in Hilton's Literary opus
The Shape of Scale II
Editing Scale II
The Language of MS H7
Editorial conventions
Bibliography
The Text
Notes
Glossary
Index of Biblical Citations