Old English biblical verse : studies in Genesis, Exodus and Daniel / Paul G. Remley.
This is the first extended study of the Old Testament poems of the Junius collection as a group. The circumstances surrounding their composition and transmission are mysterious: none has been ascribed to a named author and none attributed reliably to the period of the development of Anglo-Saxon Chri...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1996.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ;
16. |
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| Summary: | This is the first extended study of the Old Testament poems of the Junius collection as a group. The circumstances surrounding their composition and transmission are mysterious: none has been ascribed to a named author and none attributed reliably to the period of the development of Anglo-Saxon Christian poetry, from the seventh to tenth centuries. Old English Biblical Verse seeks to breach this critical impasse by allowing the biblical content of the Junius poems to tell its own story. Paul G. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 476 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 448-463) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511553004 0511553005 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511553004 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |