The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. V

The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. V
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Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780776617282
ISBN-13 : 0776617281
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Book Synopsis The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. V by : Laurence M. Eldredge

Download or read book The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. V written by Laurence M. Eldredge and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2000-05-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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