1st Edition
The Life of Richard Rolle Together with an Edition of his English Lyrics
Part 1: The Life 1. Oxford in the Days of Richard Rolle 2. Of the Influence of the Franciscans in Oxford: And of the Friaries and Monastic Houses There 3. The Studies Then Pursued at Oxford 4. Richard Leaves Oxford and Flees From His Father’s House to Become a Hermit 5. Richard Dwells with the Daltons – Lives Hardly and is Tempted 6. Richard’s Mystical Experiences 7. Of the Union of the Soul with Christ: And How Perfect Love Stands in Heat and Song and Sweetness: And of the Three Degrees of this Love 8. The Sources Upon Which Richard Drew 9. The Latter Days and Death of Richard Part 2: The Lyrics 1. The Manuscripts of Most Importance for the Study of the Lyrics 2. Poems Formerly and Wrongly Ascribed to Rolle 3. The Lyrics Which Are Almost Certainly by Rolle 4. Lyrics on the Theme of the Passion and of the Holy Name 5. On the Theme of the Holy Name 6. Paraphrases and Doubtful Poems.
Biography
Frances M. M. Comper
Original Reviews of The Life of Richard Rolle:
‘Miss Comper’s The Life of Richard Rolle is both full and delightful.’ Quarterly Review
‘Miss Comper’s thorough, sober scholarship, her entire freedom from dogmatic arrogance…give her a notable niche among writers on mystical matters.’ Church Times.
