The Devil is in the Detail: Scribal Variance in Two Manuscripts of The Prick of Conscience

Isabel Smith

The Devil is in the Detail: Scribal Variance in Two Manuscripts of The Prick of Conscience

Isabel Smith

Department of English

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

This paper investigates two scribal manuscripts of The Prick of Conscience, arguing that the differences in their depictions of devils is informative of late medieval lay devotional culture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MEMS Festival 2022
Publication status	Published - 17 Jun 2022
Event	Medieval and Early Modern Studies Summer Festival - University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Jun 2022 → 18 Jun 2022

Conference

Conference	Medieval and Early Modern Studies Summer Festival
Abbreviated title	MEMS Fest
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Canterbury
Period	17/06/22 → 18/06/22

Cite this

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