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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792322703321

Autore

Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.

Titolo

Female monastic life in early Tudor England : with an edition of Richard Fox's translation of the Benedictine rule for women, 1517 / / edited by Barry Collett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-93670-0

1-315-25532-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The early modern Englishwoman, 1500-1750: contemporary editions

Altri autori (Persone)

CollettBarry

FoxRichard <approximately 1447->

Disciplina

271.9

Soggetti

Monasticism and religious orders for women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. English society and Here begynneth : the question of good governance in 1516 -- 2. The monastic life and Here begynneth : the ambivalence of the monastic vocation -- 3. Making the translation during the autumn and winter of 1516 -- 4. Here begynneth and the early modem Englishwoman -- 5. Three epilogues : Fox, the nuns and the book.