Keywords:
Bible -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry
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World history -- Early works to 1800
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Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Bible History of Biblical events
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Poetry
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Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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World history Early works to 1800
Description / Table of Contents:
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..
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (431 p.)
ISBN:
9780776617251
Series Statement:
Ottawa Mediaeval Texts and Studies
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=653387
DDC:
821;821.2;821/.2
Language:
English
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