Description:
In Fruit of the Orchard, Jennifer N. Brown builds upon academic discourse about medieval readers, trans-Reformation studies, and Catherine of Siena to reveal insights into the changing devotional reading appetites and practices of the period.
Brief description:
Jennifer N. Brown is an associate professor and chair of English and World Literatures at Marymount Manhattan College.
Review Quotes:
"[Fruit of the Orchard] is a fascinating study of English piety that clearly will interest specialists in women's visionary culture. [Brown's] close readings of specific texts add to our understanding of their creation, transmission, and reception. Scholars investigating connections between gender and spiritual authority, as well as the discourse between Latin and vernacular texts in an era of increasing literacy and print culture, will come away with new questions to pursue."