The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III
The medieval poem <i>Cursor Mundi</i> 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 appear...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa
1985
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| Series: | Ottawa Mediaeval Texts and Studies
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| Collection: | OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The medieval poem <i>Cursor Mundi</i> 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. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 266 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780776617275 OAPEN_578776 |