The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
- Movies
- 2016-07-19
- EN
- Released
- 0h 59m
- GB
- Documentary - History
Production
BBC, BBC Four, Tin Can Island
Storyline
In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book ever written in English by a woman, Julian of Norwich, in 1373. Revelations of Divine Love dared to present an alternative vision of man's relationship with God, a theology fundamentally at odds with the church of Julian's time, and for 500 years the book was suppressed. It re-emerged in the 20th century as an iconic text for the women's movement and was acknowledged as a literary masterpiece.
