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Walter Hilton, The Scale of Perfection, Book II: A Critical Edition based on British Library MSS Harley 6573 and 6579
Stanley; Sar Hussey
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Description for Walter Hilton, The Scale of Perfection, Book II: A Critical Edition based on British Library MSS Harley 6573 and 6579
Hardback. The Scale of Perfection is the major work of Walter Hilton, one of the best known English mystical writers of the late fourteenth century. The text circulated widely in England before becoming a spiritual classic. This is the first authoritative edition of Book II, based on detailed study of all surviving manuscripts and early printed books. Editor(s): Hussey, Stanley; Sargent, Michael. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 2 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
The Scale of Perfection is the major work of the late fourteenth-century contemplative writer, Walter Hilton, an Augustinian canon, presumed to have studied canon law at Cambridge before renouncing a promising legal career in order to become a recluse. He gave up the solitary religious life to enter the priory of Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, where he died, some ten years later, in 1396. The Scale was composed in two books, the first written in the 1380s for a woman recluse, who is likewise addressed in Book II; Hilton was still working on the second book at his death. The two books ... Read more
The Scale of Perfection is the major work of the late fourteenth-century contemplative writer, Walter Hilton, an Augustinian canon, presumed to have studied canon law at Cambridge before renouncing a promising legal career in order to become a recluse. He gave up the solitary religious life to enter the priory of Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, where he died, some ten years later, in 1396. The Scale was composed in two books, the first written in the 1380s for a woman recluse, who is likewise addressed in Book II; Hilton was still working on the second book at his death. The two books ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Early English Text Society Original Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198789093
SKU
V9780198789093
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About Stanley; Sar Hussey
Stanley Hussey was formerly Professor of medieval English at the University of Lancaster Michael Sargent is Professor of English at Queen's College, City University of New York
Reviews for Walter Hilton, The Scale of Perfection, Book II: A Critical Edition based on British Library MSS Harley 6573 and 6579
Sargent...provides two surviving tables of chapters in the text from two different manuscripts, a full set of explanatory notes, a glossary, and an index of quotations and allusions. The result is not only a useful edition of an important text, but also, given Sargent's extensive reflection on his editorial approach, a significant contribution to editorial theory in Middle English studies. ... Read more