The Katherine Group (MS Bodley 34) : Religious Writings for Women in Medieval England

The Katherine Group brings together for the first time newly edited and translated versions of three dynamic saints' lives, The Lives of Saints Katherine, Margaret and Juliana, a quirky but rhetorically persuasive guide to virginity, Hali Meidenhad, and a psychologically astute sermon, Sawles Warde (""The Guardianship of the Soul""). These works are important witnesses to the development of Middle English writing after the Conquest and to the rigorous anchoritic spiritual life pursued by female recluses in medieval England. The Martyrdom Of Sancte Katerine (the Martyrdom Of Saint Katherine) -- The Liflade Ant Te Passiun Of Seinte Margarete (the Life And Passion Of Saint Margaret) -- The Liflade Ant Te Passiun Of Seinte Juliene (the Life And Passion Of Saint Juliana) -- Hali Meithhad (holy Maidenhood) -- Sawles Warde (the Guardianship Of The Soul) -- Glossary. Edited By Emily Rebekah Huber And Elizabeth Robertson. Includes Bibliographical References. English And Middle English. The Katherine Group brings together, newly edited and translated,five influential thirteenth-century texts on the spiritual life of femalecontemplatives. CONTENTS 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8 INTRODUCTION TO THE KATHERINE GROUP 10 THE MARTYRDOM OF SANCTE KATERINE 34 EXPLANATORY NOTES TO SANCTE KATERINE 72