The Book of Margery Kempe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Book_of_Margery_Kempe
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gptkbp:instanceOf autobiography
gptkbp:author gptkb:Margery_Kempe
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:England
gptkbp:dateWritten early 15th century
gptkbp:describes visions of Christ
religious experiences
domestic life in medieval England
pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela, and other sites
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1934
gptkbp:editorOfFirstPrintedEdition Hope Emily Allen
Sanford Brown Meech
gptkbp:firstPublished 1936
gptkbp:form prose
gptkbp:genre spiritual autobiography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Margery Kempe
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:theology
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Margery_Kempe
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation gptkb:British_Library
gptkbp:manuscriptShelfmark Add MS 61823
gptkbp:notableFor earliest known autobiography in English
gptkbp:perspective third person
gptkbp:studiedIn medieval literature
religious studies
women's studies
gptkbp:subject gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:theology
medieval spirituality
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MS._Ashmole_1511
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6