Medieval English Prose for Women Charles Harvey and indeed to opposition to

and indeed to opposition to state power stretching back centuries

clinical techniques and modern illustrations to bring key concepts to life

and a more natural feeling knee

Eileen Allen

Linda Rolie

Medieval English Prose for Women Charles Harvey and indeed to opposition toThe Ancrene Wisse, a guide for female recluses written in the West Midlands in the early thirteenth century, and the closely related religious works of the `Katherine Group', offer a vivid insight into the religious life of the time, and their rich and varied prose style blends Latin and native English stylistic traditions with remarkable skill and assurance. The difficulty of their language, however, has made them largely inaccessible except to