An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages

Julian of Norwich
lived c. 1342-1423

Julian of Norwich was one of the first women to write in Middle English. Her two works recount a series of visions she experienced during a near-fatal illness which she suffered as a young woman in 1373. Soon after recovering, Julian wrote down these vivid visions in A Vision Showed to a Devout Woman. Julian then became an anchorite and devoted herself to a life of contemplation. In the mid 1390s, as a result of much meditation and two secondary visions, Julian composed a second, much longer work entitled A Revelation of Love. This piece is an ambitious re-working of A Vision elaborating earlier theological themes and incorporating and exploring complex new material. The main theme of both of her works is the endless, overflowing nature of God’s love and the limitless comfort that can be drawn from such unconditional love.

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OMSB Records by Julian of Norwich:

• Beer, Frances, ed., Revelations of Divine Love and The Motherhood of God (Library of Medieval Women. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, 1998).
• Spearing, Elizabeth, ed., Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality (New York: Penguin Classics, 2002).
• Glasscoe, Marion, ed., A Revelation of Love (Exeter Medieval English Texts. Exeter: University of Exeter, 1976).
• Petroff, Elizabeth Alvilda, ed., Medieval Women's Visionary Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986).
• Crampton, Georgia Ronan, ed., The Shewings of Julian of Norwich (TEAMS Middle English Text Series. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications, 1996).
• Wolters, Clifton, trans., Revelations of Divine Love (New York: Penguin Classics, 1966).
• Watson, Nicholas; Jenkins, Jacqueline, eds., The Writings of Julian of Norwich: A Vision Showed to a Devout Woman and A Revelation of Love. (University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2006).