Which of the following are fourteenth-century writers of secular prose?
- A. John of Trevisa
- B. Julian of Norwich
- C. John Mandeville
- D. Bernard of Clairvaux
- E. Walter Hilton
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Correct answer: C. A and C only
Explanation
Trevisa translated Higden's Polychronicon (1387) and Bartholomaeus's encyclopedia; 'Sir John Mandeville' wrote the Travels. Julian of Norwich (Revelations of Divine Love) and Walter Hilton (The Scale of Perfection) were mystics, and Bernard of Clairvaux was a twelfth-century French abbot.
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