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Loading... Shewings of Julian of Norwich (Middle English Texts) (edition 1994)by Georgia Ronan Crampton (Editor)
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This fascinating first-person account of the visions experienced by the anchoress Julian of Norwich in May of 1373 is remarkable for its vivid prose and as an example both of early autobiographical writing in the vernacular and of a spiritual document. This practical edition includes a gloss, an introduction, notes, and a glossary, making it valuable to students of Middle English and medieval mysticism alike. No library descriptions found. |
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In the middle of her thirty-first year she began to receive all three of the “gifts” beginning with the second, three days and nights of a devastating illness. On the fourth night she received the last rites in preparation for her death. A crucifix was placed before her face, and the first gift began. She saw blood dripping down from the crown of thorns on Jesus’s head. She sees his mother. She sees a little round thing in her own hand, the size of hazel nut, and realizes that it is the entire creation. It’s revealed to her that it is everlasting because God loves it, “and so all thing hath the being be [by] the love of God.” Chapter V lines 153-154 (page 43)
Over the course of three Lents (2018-2020) I read this edition of the anchorite’s Long Text in Middle English as part of my Lenten discipline. I was struck by the visceral and gory vision of Christ’s blood eventually pouring over the creation and her vision of this outpouring seen as redemption and security. I was also reminded of her vision of the universe as a small hazel nut that God had created, loved, and would sustain, and how a longing for God is a part of human nature. And most importantly God’s assurance to her that in spite of sin, all will be well. “Al thing shal be wele, and thou shalt sen thiself that al manner thyng shal be wele.” Chapter LXIII lines 2655-2656 (page 129) (