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1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) |
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Publications médiévales de l'Université d'Ottawa.
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Summary |
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. |
Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction to This Volume; General Introduction; Abbreviations; Text of the Southern Version of Cursor Mundi: Lines 21845-23898; Textual Notes; Explanatory Notes; Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Index of Persons and Places. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Bible -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry.
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Bible -- Histoire des événements bibliques -- Poésie.
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Bible
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Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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Manuscripts, Medieval.
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World history -- Early works to 1800.
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Poésie chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais)
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Manuscrits médiévaux.
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Histoire universelle -- Ouvrages avant 1800.
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Literary studies: classical, early and medieval.
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Literary studies: general.
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Literature and literary studies.
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Literature: history and criticism.
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Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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History of Biblical events
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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World history
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Indexed Term |
Medieval poem |
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Northern England |
Genre/Form |
poetry.
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Early works
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Poetry
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Poetry.
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Poésie.
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Added Author |
Klinck, Anne L., 1943- Author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Eldredge, Laurence M. Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. V. Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, ©2000 9780776605043 |
ISBN |
9780776605043 |
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0776605046 |
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9780776617282 |
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0776617281 |
Standard No. |
10.26530/OAPEN_578774 doi |
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578774 |
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AU@ 000055767939 |
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GBVCP 869964135 |
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