| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Basic readings in Anglo-Saxon England
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Basic readings in Anglo-Saxon England.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Confronting Germania Latina: changing responses to Old English biblical verse / Joyce Hill -- The Old English epic of redemption: the theological unity of MS Junius 11 / J.R. Hall -- The Old English epic of redemption: twenty-five year retrospective / J.R. Hall -- Some uses of a paronomasia in Old English scriptural verse / Roberta Frank -- Tempter as rhetoric teacher: the fall of language in the Old English Genesis B / Eric Jager -- Conspicuous Heroism: Abraham, Prudentius, and the Old English Verse Genesis / Andrew Orchard -- Christian tradition in the Old English Exodus / James W. Earl -- The patriarchal digression in the Old English Exodus, lines 362-446 / Stanley R. Hauer -- The lion standard in Exodus: Jewish legend Germanic tradition and Christian typology / Charles D. Wright -- The structure of the Old English Daniel / Robert T. Farrell -- Style and theme in the Old English Daniel / Earl R. Anderson -- Nebuchadnezzar's dreams in the Old English Daniel / Antonia Harbus -- The power of knowledge and the location of the reader in Christ and Satan / Ruth Wehlau -- The wisdom poem at the end of MS Junius 11 / Janet Schrunk Erickson. |
| Summary |
"Found in a manuscript of Anglo-Saxon verse known as Junius 11, the biblical poems Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan have fascinated scholars for centuries. The manuscript, published by its owner Franciscus Junius in 1655, was the first codex of Old English poetry to appear in print. Written sometime around 1000, these works were originally attributed by Junius to the poet Caedmon, but they are now generally believed to be the work of several authors. However, the selection and arrangement of the texts continue to pose questions about their meaning, source, authorship, and audience that challenge our efforts to understand the manuscript as a whole and the individual poems themselves." "In this volume, R.M. Liuzza has brought together a collection of essays that analyze the Junius poems from a variety of theological, rhetorical, cultural, textual, and literary perspectives. The contributors illuminate the Junius poems as treasuries of Anglo-Saxon religious lore, rich fusions of sources and influences, and complex sites of the acculturation of Christianity in the Germanic world. Together, the essays illuminate the challenges of these intriguing poems and enrich our understanding of their literary significance, their unique material context, and the hybrid culture that produced them."--Jacket |
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English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Caedmon manuscript.
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Caedmon manuscript |
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English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism.
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Christian poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism.
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Manuscripts, Medieval -- England.
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Manuscripts, English (Old)
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. |
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Christian poetry, English (Old) |
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English poetry -- Old English |
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Manuscripts, English (Old) |
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Manuscripts, Medieval |
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England https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C |
| Chronological Term |
450-1100 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Liuzza, R. M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Poems of MS Junius 11. New York : Routledge, 2002 0815338627 (DLC) 2001044216 (OCoLC)47690338 |
| ISBN |
9781134829781 (electronic bk.) |
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1134829787 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203775608 (e-book) |
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0203775600 (e-book) |
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9781134829927 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1134829922 |
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9781134829859 (e-book ; ePub) |
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113482985X |
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0815338627 |
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9780815338628 |
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1283965011 |
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9781283965019 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9780203775608 |
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