The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. IV

• Hoofdauteur: H.J. Mous, Peter (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa 1997
• Reeks: Ottawa Mediaeval Texts and Studies
• Onderwerpen: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; medieval poetry; northern england; Jesus; LYF; Myst; Pus; Sin; Spelle; Time in Indonesia; Tusya language; WELE
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Samenvatting

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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1 electronic resource (200 p.)

ISBN

OAPEN_578787
9780776617299

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Open Access