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Literary Criticism Medieval

The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. II

edited by Roger R. Fowler

Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1990
Category
Medieval
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776617268
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780776602066
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $27.00

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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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