The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III
Author | : Henry J. Stauffenberg |
Publisher | : University of Ottawa Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 1985-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780776617275 |
ISBN-13 | : 0776617273 |
Rating | : 4/5 (273 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III written by Henry J. Stauffenberg and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 265 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.