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Ayenbite of Inwyt; Volume 1

Ayenbite of Inwyt; Volume 1

Paperback

Literary CriticismLinguisticsGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 1144936500
ISBN13: 9781144936509
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: Feb 22 2010
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.47
Height: 0.97 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Ayenbite of Inwyt, meaning Remorse of Conscience, is a Middle English prose text written in 1340 by Dan Michel of Northgate, Kent. This first volume presents the original Kentish dialect of Middle English, offering invaluable insights into the language and religious thought of the period.

Based on the French treatise Somme le Roi (or The Book of Vices and Virtues) written in 1279 by the Dominican friar Richard de Fournival, Ayenbite of Inwyt explores themes of sin, confession, and moral rectitude. Dan Michel's translation and adaptation provide a unique vernacular expression of these important religious concepts, making it a significant work for scholars of Middle English literature, linguistics, and religious history.

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