The story of the eventful and controversial life of Margery Kempe - wife, mother, businesswoman, pilgrim and visionary - is the earliest surviving autobiography in English. Here Kempe (c.1373-c.1440) recounts in vivid, unembarrassed detail the madness that followed the birth of the first of her fourteen children, the failure of her brewery business, her dramatic call to the spiritual life, her visions and uncontrollable tears, the struggle to convert her husband to a vow of chastity and her pilgrimages to Europe and the Holy Land. Margery Kempe could not read or write, and dictated her remarkable story late in life. It remains an extraordinary record of human faith and a portrait of a medieval woman of unforgettable character and courage.
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Margery Kempe, una figura medieval fundamental, es reconocida principalmente por su autobiografía dictada, al ser analfabeta. Su obra narra un profundo viaje espiritual, marcado por intensas visiones y experiencias emocionales que moldearon su vida. A pesar de enfrentar críticas y incomprensión, Kempe emprendió extensas peregrinaciones por Inglaterra y Tierra Santa, demostrando su inquebrantable devoción. Redescubierto en el siglo XX, su libro ofrece una ventana única a la vida religiosa medieval y la experiencia femenina.
