Romancing the Anchorhold: Romance Motives in Ancrene Wisse, “Guide for Anchoresses”
Sweeping economic and social developments in the twelfth century gave rise to a series of intellectual and spiritual changes which laid emphasis on exploring and cultivating the self via personal experience and refining one’s virtues, which became the pivot of the romance genre. In the religious sph...
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Karolinum Press
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica |
| Online Access: | http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/24646830.2022.34 |