
The Dream of the Rood
Michael Swanton(Editor)
University of Exeter Press
Published on 1. April 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-85989-503-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Dream of the Rood is a poem that has entranced generations of scholars. It is one of the greatest religious poems in English literature, the work of a nameless poet of superb genius. This edition presents a conservative text with variant reading described in the notes. In his introduction Professor Swanton describes the Vercelli Book, in which the full text of The Dream of the Rood is found, and gives an account of the Ruthwell Cross, the sources for which are scattered and not normally familiar to students of Old English. The relationship between the two texts, the doctrine behind the poem and its style and structure are also discussed. The edition includes extensive notes and glossary.
Reviews / Votes
Swanton provides a helpful description of the poem's text and of its manuscript context, the Vercelli Book. A discussion of the doctrinal and iconographic backgrounds of the poem, and a comprehensive overview of its structural, thematic and stylistic concerns. * The Year's Work in English Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Liverpool University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 122 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85989-503-3 (9780859895033)
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Previous edition
Michael Swanton
The Dream of the Rood
Book
10/1987
University of Exeter Press
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Person
Michael Swanton is Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter.
Content
Contents
The Vercelli book
The Ruthwell cross
Relationship between the texts
Doctrine and iconography
Style and structure
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Texts
The Vercelli book
The Ruthwell cross
Relationship between the texts
Doctrine and iconography
Style and structure
Select bibliography
Texts