Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England : : Divina in Laude Voluntas /

Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England : : Divina in Laude Voluntas / / Patrick McBrine.

Biblical poetry, written between the fourth and eleventh centuries, is an eclectic body of literature that disseminated popular knowledge of the Bible across Europe. Composed mainly in Latin and subsequently in Old English, biblical versification has much to tell us about the interpretations, genre...

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McBrine, Patrick,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Chapter Two. Juvencus’ Euangeliorum Libri Quattuor (c. 330 CE)
  • Chapter Three. Cyprianus’ Heptateuch (c. 400–425 CE)
  • Chapter Four. Sedulius’ Carmen Paschale (c. 425–450 CE)
  • Chapter Five. Avitus’ Historia Spiritalis (c. 500 CE)
  • Chapter Six. Arator’s Historia Apostolica (c. 544 CE)
  • Chapter Seven. Reading Biblical Epics in Anglo-Saxon England: Aldhelm, Bede, Alcuin
  • Chapter Eight. Old English Biblical Verse: Genesis A, Genesis B, Exodus
  • Chapter Nine. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Outline of the Carmen Paschale
  • Appendix 2. Miracles in Book One of the Carmen Paschale
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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