Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works

The identity of the author of The Cloud of Unknowing is not known, but he was undoubtedly an English priest who lived during the latter half of the 14th century. A. C. Spearing is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He has published widely on medieval literature and has translated Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love for Penguin Classics.

• The Cloud of Unknowing " cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" border="0"AcknowledgmentsIntroductionFurther ReadingNote on the TextThe Mystical Theology of St. DenisThe Cloud of UnknowingThe Book of Privy CounsellingAn Epistle on PrayerNotesAppendix: Middle English text of The Mystical Theology of St. Denis, chapter 2