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The early thirteenth century-guide for women recluses, Ancrene Wisse, is not only the major surviving work of early Middle English prose, and one which was influential throughout the medieval period; it was an important document in the history of European pastoral literature.
The Origins of 'Ancrene Wisse'
This work, by the late E.J. Dobson, formerly of Oxford University, attempts a complete review of the position reached by scholars after nearly a century of research.
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