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In the last decades of the fourteenth century a new religious movement arose in the northern Low Countries, the so-called Modern Devotion, which had a major influence upon religious life in Europe, and was particularly popular with women. Until now there has been no study of the women who played a part in the movement, but this book seeks to fill the gap through a case study of the Chapter of Windesheim and the mystical and religious texts its sisters produced, typical of the female spiritual experience of the Modern Devotion. The author analyses texts by such important canonesses as Salome Sticken, Alijt Bake and Jacominje Costers, placing them in the context of daily life in the convent; the anonymous sisterbook of the largest convent at Diepenveen also proves a rich source of historical information. Although the women were all concerned with improving religious life in their convents, their ways of doing so are shown to have varied dramatically, leading to conflict with both other members of the convent, and the male leaders of the Chapter; significant in this regard is Bake's vision of a mystical spirituality, which ultimately led to her ejection from the convent and exile.

WYBREN SCHEEPSMA teaches Dutch language at the Hogeschool Leiden.

Christian religious orders --- anno 1200-1299 --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1300-1399 --- Zwolle --- Devotio moderna --- Dévotion moderne --- Moderne devotie --- Devotio moderna. --- Canonesses Regular of Windesheim --- Spiritual life. --- 091 <492> --- 091:271 --- 271.8 <492> --- New devotions --- Humanism --- Mysticism --- Reformation --- Renaissance --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Nederland --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Kloosterwezen. Religieuze orden en congregaties. Monachisme --- Congregatie van Windesheim. Moderne devotie. Broeders en zusters van het gemene leven--Nederland --- History --- Early movements --- -Koorvrouwen van Windesheim --- Windesheimse Vrouwenkloosters --- Spiritual life --- -Spiritual life --- 271.8 <492> Congregatie van Windesheim. Moderne devotie. Broeders en zusters van het gemene leven--Nederland --- 091:271 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Kloosterwezen. Religieuze orden en congregaties. Monachisme --- 091 <492> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Nederland --- Koorvrouwen van Windesheim --- Canonesses [Regular ] of Windesheim --- CHANOINESSES REGULIERES DE LA CONGREGATION DE WINDESHEIM --- DEVOTIO MODERNA --- VIE SPIRITUELLE --- HISTOIRE

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A wide range of Arthurian material is discussed here, reflecting its diversity, and enduring vitality. Geoffrey of Monmouth's best-selling Historia regum Britannie is discussed in the context of Geoffrey's reception in Wales and the relationship between Latin and Welsh literary culture. Two essays deal with the Middle English Ywain and Gawain: the first offers a comparative study of the Middle English poem alongside Chrétien's Yvain and the Welsh Owein, while the second considers Ywain and Gawain with the Alliterative Morte Arthure in their northern English cultural and political context, the world of the Percys and the Nevilles. It is followed by a discussion of Edward III's recuperation of his abandoned Order of the Round Table, which offers an intriguing explanation for this reversal in the context of Edward's victory over the French at Poitiers. The final essay is a comparison of fifteenth- and twentieth-century portrayals of Camelot in Malory and T.H. White, as both idea and locale, and a centre of hearsay and gossip. The volume is completed with a unique and little-known medieval Greek Arthurian poem, presented in facing-page edition and modern English translation.

Elizabeth Archibald is Professor of English Studies at Durham University, and Principal of St Cuthbert's Society; David F. Johnson is Professor of English at Florida State University, Tallahassee.

Contributors: Christopher Berard, Louis J. Boyle, Thomas H. Crofts, Ralph Hanna, Georgia Lynn Henley, Erich Poppe

Arthurian romances --- History and criticism. --- Arthur, --- Arturus, --- Artur, --- Arturo, --- Artus, --- Artù, --- Artús, --- Артур, --- Arzhur, --- Artuš, --- Αρθούρος, --- Arthouros, --- Arthur Pendragon --- Pendragon, Arthur --- Adha, --- 아서, --- 아서 왕 --- Asŏ, --- Asŏ Wang --- ארתור, --- Arthur Gernow --- Arthurus, --- Arturius, --- Arturs, --- Artūras, --- Artúr, --- アーサー, --- アーサー王 --- Āsā-ō --- Āsā, --- Èrthu, --- Arthwys, --- In literature. --- Arthurian literature. --- Arthurian themes. --- Camelot. --- Geoffrey of Monmouth. --- Middle English. --- literary analysis.

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The continued influence and significance of the legend of Arthur are demonstrated by the articles collected in this volume.

Arthurian romances. --- Romances --- Arthur, --- Arturus, --- Artur, --- Arturo, --- Artus, --- Artù, --- Artús, --- Артур, --- Arzhur, --- Artuš, --- Αρθούρος, --- Arthouros, --- Arthur Pendragon --- Pendragon, Arthur --- Adha, --- 아서, --- 아서 왕 --- Asŏ, --- Asŏ Wang --- ארתור, --- Arthur Gernow --- Arthurus, --- Arturius, --- Arturs, --- Artūras, --- Artúr, --- アーサー, --- アーサー王 --- Āsā-ō --- Āsā, --- Èrthu, --- Arthwys, --- French romance. --- Gawain-poet. --- Malory. --- sword.

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The essays collected here put considerable emphasis on Arthurian narratives in material culture and historical context, as well as on purely literary analysis, a reminder of the enormous range of interests in Arthurian narratives in the Middle Ages, in a number of different contexts. The volume opens with a study of torture in texts from Chrétien to Malory, and on English law and attitudes inparticular. Several contributors discuss the undeservedly neglected Stanzaic Morte Arthur, a key source for Malory. His Morte Darthur is the focus of several essays, respectively on thesources of the "Tale of Sir Gareth"; battle scenes and the importance of chivalric kingship; Cicero's De amicitia and the mixed blessings and dangers of fellowship; and comparison of concluding formulae in the Winchester Manuscript and Caxton's edition. Seven tantalizing fragments of needlework, all depicting Tristan, are discussed in terms of the heraldic devices they include. The volume ends with an update on newly discovered manuscripts of Geoffrey of Monmouth's seminal Historia regum Britanniae, the twelfth-century best-seller which launched Arthur's literary career. Elizabeth Archibald is Professor of English Studies at Durham University, and Principal of St Cuthbert's Society; David F. Johnson is Professor of English at Florida State University, Tallahassee. Contibutors: David Eugene Clark, Marco Nievergelt, Ralph Norris, Sarah Randles, Lisa Robeson, Richard Sévère, Jaakko Tahkokallio, Larissa Tracy

Arthurian romances --- History and criticism. --- Arthur, --- In literature. --- Arturus, --- Artur, --- Arturo, --- Artus, --- Artù, --- Artús, --- Артур, --- Arzhur, --- Artuš, --- Αρθούρος, --- Arthouros, --- Arthur Pendragon --- Pendragon, Arthur --- Adha, --- 아서, --- 아서 왕 --- Asŏ, --- Asŏ Wang --- ארתור, --- Arthur Gernow --- Arthurus, --- Arturius, --- Arturs, --- Artūras, --- Artúr, --- アーサー, --- アーサー王 --- Āsā-ō --- Āsā, --- Èrthu, --- Arthwys, --- Arthurian Literature. --- Arthurian matters. --- Caxton's edition. --- Chrétien. --- Cicero. --- David Eugene Clark. --- David F. Johnson. --- De amicitia. --- Elizabeth Archibald. --- English law. --- Geoffrey of Monmouth. --- Historia regum Britanniae. --- Jaakko Tahkokallio. --- Larissa Tracy. --- Lisa Robeson. --- Malory. --- Marco Nievergelt. --- Middle Ages. --- Morte Darthur. --- Ralph Norris. --- Richard Sévère. --- Sarah Randles. --- Sir Gareth. --- Stanzaic Morte Arthur. --- Tristan. --- Winchester Manuscript. --- battle scenes. --- chivalric kingship. --- concluding formulae. --- contributors. --- fellowship. --- genres. --- heraldic devices. --- historical context. --- key source. --- literary analysis. --- literary career. --- material culture. --- needlework. --- periods. --- research. --- theoretical issues. --- twelfth-century.