LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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“Revelations of Divine Love”
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“The Book of Margery Kempe”
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“An Orison to Almighty God”
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“The Wooing of Our Lord”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Themes. Julian recounts her visions in the Short Text and in the Long Text; both texts embody similar literary themes of love, sacrifice and suffering, and the mysticism surrounding God’s identity (Norwich). Julian displays the power of love by explaining how she feels when she is united with the love of God.
Detailed explanation-2: -In its broad meaning, revelation is divine guidance or inspiration; it is the communication of truth and knowledge from God to His children on earth, suited to their language and understanding. It simply means to uncover something not yet known. That religion depends on revelation is nothing new.
Detailed explanation-3: -Revelations of Divine Love is a medieval book of Christian mystical devotions. It was written between the 14th and 15th centuries by Julian of Norwich, about whom almost nothing is known. It is the earliest surviving example of a book in the English language known to have been written by a woman.
Detailed explanation-4: -1.1 General/Natural and Special Revelation. 1.2 Manifestational and Propositional Revelation. 1.3 Models of Revelation. 17-Jul-2020