Visions of Heaven & Hell before Dante

This essential and widely used collection of visions of heaven and hell the first in English presents new translations of two visions and newly edited versions of previously translated ones. Describes the place of these works in medieval literature and provides a helpful resource for studying elements of medieval religion.Includes: St. Peter's Apocalypse St. Paul's Apocalypse St. Brendan's Voyage St. Patrick's Purgatory and the Visions of Furseus Drythelm Wetti Charles the Fat Tundale the Monk of Evesham and Thurkill.Bibliography index glossary notes illustrated.