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1 online resource (320 pages) |
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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. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Indexed Term |
Medieval poem |
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Northern England |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Klinck, Anne L., 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 |
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