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When we hear the word, literature, the first thing that comes to mind is Shakespeare, lectures, and books as thick as your face. However, why is it that only works labeled as “serious” or “complex” are truly considered as literature? It is safe to say there are other works with just as much literary value as the pieces regularly flung at us on our ever-changing day to day basis. The literary canon is a reflection of cultural origin, constantly evolving as a result of political and social changes

did things. The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe is a tail of a woman’s struggle with Jesus’s love on the exterior. Sifting through the text, one can start to realize that this is not all the autobiography is about. Detailing her life, Margery Kempe illustrates her struggles throughout her life. Things like her marrying a man whom she did not want to have sexual contact with and trying to convince other wives away from their husbands in the name of Jesus show Margery Kempe had a great deal more

The book of Margery Kempe is widely considered to be the first English Autobiography. It details the life of Margery Kempe a middle-class woman who lived during the late medieval period with special attention being paid to her activities as a mystic. In addition the various pilgrimages she undertook are covered in detail and come to fill a good part of the autobiography. Being considered the first english autobiography also raises some questions about the work, such as whether or not it is truly

Margery Kempe was a very isolated women, even with the love of God. Margery’s “gift” that was granted to her and her dedication to religion came at a cost to her. Margery has a very deep spiritual connection to the life of Christ. This deep connection causes Margery to burst into tear, screaming, and overall emotional turmoil. Since Margery is screaming and crying, she would often scare away other people, this would leave Margery along with just her faith. Jesus explains to Margery that isolation

Margery Kempe is a true feminist icon. Clever, ambitious, and married to Jesus. Kempe uses her mystical marriage to Jesus to achieve the life that she always wanted. Her ideal life is traveling to important religious monuments and being recognized as a notable religious figure. This paper will be discussing her literacy and how she uses it to her advantage, her mistrust of the patriarchy and how she defies the social norms placed on females. Kempe is a great example of a strong, independent woman

The Woman in White: Reduction to Appearance & Body in; The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe For all of time society has been incredibly judgmental of women’s clothing, among every other aspect of their lives. The Medieval time period was restrictive towards women’s clothing and bodies due to widespread beliefs that women must be held to a higher standard. Women were taught to be bashful when it came to their bodies during the Medieval time period, as explained in Representation of Women’s

Society's Role in Margery Kempe's Autobiography In her essay "Professions for Women," Virginia Woolf recounts her experience with Coventry Patmore's "Angel in the House." The "Angel," society's ideal woman, is concerned primarily with others, identifies herself only as a wife/mother, and remains conventional in her actions, conscious of the standards for women. Woolf indicates that women writers are guided by this "Angel" unless they liberate themselves. Society's ideals ("the Angel in the House")

Margery Kemp's Interactions with The Virgin Mary According to her own testimony, Margery Kempe's spirituality involved deeply passionate experiences of Christ and the Virgin Mary. Kempe had "the gift of tears" -- meaning that, for years, she was unable to attend mass without crying profusely, and, as often as not, sobbing loudly and theatrically. Her adventurous life included a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where much weeping and wailing took place, and tanglings with several Bishops, including

this great work might have limited the canon. The chosen manuscript is one of the books found in the American children’s literature canon. Thus, my favorite canon is a story I have loved since my childhood it is ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ written by Margery Williams. It is a story about a stuffed rabbit who longs to become real, through his owner's love and acceptance. However, the rabbit has some lessons of his own to learn during the process. One of the main dreams a person has in this world is to

to various things, although he can only make these verses without any profanity or anything that is not appropriate. From beginning to end this narrative have been a soft and peaceful walk through a street not like the other narrative “The Book of Margery Kempe. This narrative will be harsh from the beginning to almost the end. She acquire the gift from God at the end, not in the beginning like in the other narrative, and the situation in what she acquires it is very different. First of all she has