![]() ![]() ![]() Julian became well known throughout England as a spiritual authority. This is believed to be the first book written by a woman in the English language. These visions would twenty years later be the source of her major work, called Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love (circa 1393). (They ended by the time she overcame her illness on May 13, 1373). Even her name is uncertain, the name "Julian" coming from the Church of St Julian in Norwich, where she occupied a cell adjoining the church as an anchoress.Īt the age of thirty, suffering from a severe illness and believing she was on her deathbed, Julian had a series of intense visions. ![]() Julian of Norwich is one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages. It is the earliest surviving example of a book in the English language known to have been written by a woman. It was written between the 14th and 15th centuries by Julian of Norwich, about whom almost nothing is known. Little is known of her life aside from her writings. 3.96 (6,816 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Oxford Worlds Classics English By (author) Julian of Norwich, Translated by Barry Windeatt. Revelations of Divine Love is a medieval book of Christian mystical devotions. 1416) is considered to be one of the greatest English mystics. ![]()
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