Prik of Conscience

Edited by James H. Morey

Book cover: Prik of Conscience

Extent: 290 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Literary Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2012)

ISBN: 9781580441728

7.01 x 10 inches

Price: $19.95

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PDF (Published)

(May 2012)

ISBN: 9781580444545

Price: $16.00

In the first modern edition of the poem since 1863, James H. Morey presents The Prik of Conscience to a new audience of students of the Middle Ages. The famous fourteenth century poem leads its audience on a path of penance. Attributed to the mystic Richard Rolle, it became one of the most popular poems in medieval England and appears in about 130 manuscripts, more than any other Middle English poem. This edition is the first to offer extensive annotations and a gloss, making it accessible to students at all levels of proficiency in Middle English.

Acknowledgments Introduction Prik of Conscience Entre Part 1 Of Man and of his Wretchedness Part 2 Of the World's Unstableness Part 3 Of Death and of the Pain that with him goes Part 4 Of Purgatory where Souls are cleansed of their Folly Part 5 Of the Day of Doom and of the Tokens that before shall come Part 6 The Pains of Hell Part 7 The Joys of Heaven Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Index of Biblical References Index of Proper Names and Terms Bibliography Glossary, Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prik of Conscience
Entre
Part 1 Of Man and of his Wretchedness
Part 2 Of the World’s Unstableness
Part 3 Of Death and of the Pain that with him goes
Part 4 Of Purgatory where Souls are cleansed of their Folly
Part 5 Of the Day of Doom and of the Tokens that before shall come
Part 6 The Pains of Hell
Part 7 The Joys of Heaven
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Index of Biblical References
Index of Proper Names and Terms
Bibliography
Glossary

  • Edited by James H. Morey