Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Ancrene Wisse 's Place in Literary History The Anchoritic Life Authorship Audience Date Structure Language Manuscripts Related Texts Critical Reception The Question of Mysticism Editorial Principles Select Bibliography Ancrene Wisse Author's Preface Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Seven Part Eight Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Appendices One: Motif and Exempla Index Two: Proper Names Index Glossary