Description |
1 online resource (200 pages) |
Series |
Ottawa mediaeval texts and studies ; 14 |
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Publications médiévales de l'Université d'Ottawa ; 14.
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Contents |
Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Introduction; Introduction to this Volume; Text; Explanatory Notes; Appendix: Errors in Morris' Texts; Bibliography |
Summary |
The medieval poem Cursor Mundi is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. Originating in northern England around the year 1300, the poem was frequently copied in the north before appearing in a southern version in substantially altered form. Although it is a storehouse of popular medieval biblical lore and a fascinating study in the eclectic use of more than a dozen sources, the poem has until now attracted little scholarly attention. This five-part collaborative edition presents the Arundel version of the poem with variants from three others. In addition it provides a discussion of sources and analogues, detailed explanatory notes, and a bibliography |
Analysis |
Medieval poetry |
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Northern England |
Notes |
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SUBJECT |
Bible -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013657
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Bible fast |
Subject |
Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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Manuscripts, Medieval.
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Literary studies: classical, early and medieval.
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Literary studies: general.
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Literature and literary studies.
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Literature: history and criticism.
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Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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History of Biblical events
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Genre/Form |
Poetry
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780776601076 |
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0776601075 |
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9780776617299 |
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077661729X |
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