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I read a much earlier version in hard copy that was written by those dictated to by Margery Kempe. It was not this paperback. My rating on the original book is a 4. It was extremely pacing to read. I was helping an adult student in Scotland online to do an analysis of a question regarding the importance of gender in the "writing" of this first woman autobiography. Complex?

Caroline Lambert I hate to be a pedant, but you haven't actually asked a real question. I mean, The Book of Margery Kempe does deal with issues of gender. In a time wh…moreI hate to be a pedant, but you haven't actually asked a real question. I mean, The Book of Margery Kempe does deal with issues of gender. In a time when most women had to choose between being a nun or being a wife, Kempe managed to straddle that line and take on the appearance of one while being the other. Over and over again, the book mentions how she is being judged by the men in her life: her husband, John, her confessors, various priests that she irritates or inspires, and even Christ himself. And while it was the first female autobiography in English, the Church hid it for almost 500 years because they considered it to be heresy. There is a lot to consider. Sorry if I didn't answer your question. I wasn't really sure what you were going for...(less)

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