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Translation of the Middle English manual 'Ancrene Riwle' ('Rule for Anchoresses'), which was composed between 1225 and 1240 for the spiritual instruction of women. This edition contains an introduction by Dom Gerard Sitwell and a preface by J.R.R. Tolkien.
A valuable and readable introduction to the Ancrene Riwle. A remarkably skilful translation. Review of English Studies
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PREFACE BY J. R. R. TOLKIENINTRODUCTION BY DOM GERARD SITWELLTRANSLATOR'S NOTETHE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULEPART; I. DEVOTIONSII. THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSESIII. THE REGULATION OF THE INWARD FEELINGSIV. TEMPTATIONSV. CONFESSIONVI. PENANCEVII. LOVEVIII. EXTERNAL RULESAPPENDIXPrivate devotions in the Ancrene Riwle, by Dom Gerard Sitwell