julian of norwich revelations of divine love pdf

Interest in Julian's writings increased with the publication of three versions of Cressy's book in the nineteenth century, and in 1901, Grace Warrack's translation of the manuscript of the Long Text known as 'Sloane 2499' introduced the book to twentieth-century readers. The first publication of the book was a translation of the Long Text in 1670 by the English Benedictine monk Serenus de Cressy. Various manuscripts of both the Long Text and the Short Text, in addition to extracts, have survived. She developed her ideas over a period of decades, whilst living as an anchoress in a cell attached to St Julian's Church, Norwich, and wrote a far more extended version of her writings, now known as the Long Text. After making a full recovery, she wrote an account of each vision, producing a manuscript now referred to as the Short Text. Whilst she was seriously ill, and believing to be on her deathbed, the visions appeared to her over a period of several hours in one night, with a final revelation occurring the following night. Julian, who lived all her life in the English city of Norwich, wrote about the sixteen mystical visions or 'shewings' she received in 1373, when she was in her thirties. It is also the earliest surviving work written by an English anchorite or anchoress. 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. Revelations of Divine Love is a medieval book of Christian mystical devotions.

Julian of norwich revelations of divine love pdf