
The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. II
Roger R. Fowler(Editor)
University of Ottawa Press
Will be published approx. on 1. January 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7766-0206-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7766-0206-6 (9780776602066)
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