Robert Mannyng of Brunne: Handlyng Synne

Unmarked text. Includes the base text, Bodley Ms. 415 with annotations from 8 other mss. It is an adaptation in part of Manuel des pechiez, usually ascribed to William de Wadington. William of Waddington was an Anglo-Norman poet of the thirteenth century. The Manuel des pechiez ("Manual of the Sins"), a didactic poem, was written between 1250 and 1270. It contains 1200 octosyllabic rhyming lines that combine practical moral education for lay people with elements of confession. Robert Mannyng's better-known Handlyng Synne was published in 1303. Series: Medieval and Renaissance texts and Studies. v. 14. Measures 5.5x8.75 inches. 382+p.

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ISBN: 0866980520

ISBN-13: 9780866980524

Publisher: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies

Year: 1983

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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