Book of Margery Kempe (Kempe - Oxford Kale transl.)

Author: Margery Kempe

Translator: Anthony Kale

ISBN: 9780199686643

Binding: paperback

Section: Literature of the Middle Ages

"Alas that I ever did sin! It is so merry in Heaven!"

The Book of Margery Kempe(c. 1436-8) is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic. Known as the earliest autobiography written in the English language, Kempe's Bookdescribes the dramatic transformation of its heroine from failed businesswoman and lustful young wife, to devout and chaste pilgrim. She vividly describes her prayers and visions, as well as the temptations in daily life to which she succumbed before dedicating herself to her spiritual calling.