Ayenbite of Inwyt; Volume 1

<p><i>Ayenbite of Inwyt</i> meaning Remorse of Conscience is a Middle English prose text written in 1340 by Dan Michel of Northgate Kent. This first volume presents the original Kentish dialect of Middle English offering invaluable insights into the language and religious thought of the period.</p><p>Based on the French treatise <i>Somme le Roi</i> (or <i>The Book of Vices and Virtues</i>) written in 1279 by the Dominican friar Richard de Fournival <i>Ayenbite of Inwyt</i> explores themes of sin confession and moral rectitude. Dan Michel's translation and adaptation provide a unique vernacular expression of these important religious concepts making it a significant work for scholars of Middle English literature linguistics and religious history.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>