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1 online resource (200 pages). |
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Series |
Ottawa mediaeval texts and studies ; 14
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Publications médiévales de l'Université d'Ottawa ; 14.
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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; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Introduction; Introduction to this Volume; Text; Explanatory Notes; Appendix: Errors in Morris' Texts; Bibliography. |
Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
Indexed Term |
Medieval poetry |
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Northern England |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mous, Peter H.J. Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. IV. Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, ©1997 9780776601076 |
ISBN |
9780776601076 |
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0776601075 |
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9780776617299 |
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077661729X |
Standard No. |
10.26530/OAPEN_578787 |
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