RT Book T1 The English prose treatises of Richard Rolle A1 McIlroy, Claire Elizabeth 1970- LA English PP Suffolk PB Boydell & Brewer YR 2004 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/883304384 AB Richard Rolle, the 'hermit of Hampole', wrote an extensive body of religious literature that was widely disseminated in late medieval England; but although many of his works have received substantial editorial attention, they have as yet attracted only limited detailed critical analysis, with scholarship largely focused on establishing facts about his life and striking character. This study aims to correct this imbalance by re-examining his English prose works - 'Ego Dormio, The Commandment' and 'The Form of Living' - in terms of their literary form, content and appeal rather than their relationship to Rolle's biography. The author argues that in these devotional works (which appealed to a broad readership in late medieval England) Rolle successfully refines traditional affective strategies to develop an implied reader-identity, the individual soul seeking the love of God, which empowers each and every reader in his or her own spiritual journey. CLARE ELIZABETH MCILROY teaches at the University of Western Australia. NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015) CN PR2136 SN 9781846152597 K1 Rolle, Richard : 1290?-1349 : Prose K1 Christianity and literature : England : History : To 1500 K1 Christian literature, English (Middle) : History and criticism K1 Mysticism : England : History : Middle Ages, 600-1500 K1 English language : Middle English, 1100-1500 : Style K1 Mysticism in literature K1 Rolle, Richard ; 1290?-1349 ; Prose K1 Christianity and literature ; England ; History ; To 1500 K1 Christian literature, English (Middle) ; History and criticism K1 Mysticism ; England ; History ; Middle Ages, 600-1500 K1 English language ; Middle English, 1100-1500 ; Style