Cædmon Manuscript

The Beginnings of English Religious Poetry, I

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

The Cædmon Manuscript is one of three extant anthologies of English Christian poetry produced in England before 1000 CE. It is a collection of four religious poems in Old English based on Biblical materials. They have the editorial names Genesis, Exodus, Daniel and Christ and Satan. This edition consists of an Introduction, Bibliography, Codicological and Paleographical Analysis, an Art-Historical Commentary and an edition of the four poems.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-09-12
Mått:277 x 204 x 26 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Anthem Press
ISBN:9781839989742

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Bernard J Muir has taught at The University of Melbourne for over forty years; he teaches Anglo-Saxon language and literature, Latin and vernacular manuscript studies and the History of the Book.

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Bernard Muir's edition of Junius 11 offers an authoritative text based on careful scholarship. Beyond that, this edition provides complete paleographical notes, art-historical commentary, and a wealth of codicological data and analysis that will support a variety of research tracks for years to come — Susan E. Deskis, Professor of English, emerita, Northern Illinois University

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Introduction; Gathering Diagrams; Abbreviated References; Select Bibliography; Poem; Art-Historical Commentary