Ancrene Wisse: A Corrected Edition of the Text in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402, with Variants from Other Manuscripts. Volume I (Early English Text Society Original Series)

The early 13th century guide for women recluses, 'Ancrene Wisse', is one of the major works of early Middle English prose, and an important document in the history of European pastoral literature. This edition brings together the full manuscript evidence, to set it in its broader cultural and institutional context.Ancrene Wisse: A Corrected Edition of the Text in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402, with Variants from Other Manuscripts. Volume I (Early English Text Society Original Series), First Edition was published 2005 under ISBN 9780197223284 and ISBN 0197223281.