Ræd and Frofer : : Christian poetics in the Old English Froferboc meters / / Karmen Lenz ; with a foreword by Kurt Otten.
This study is the first concentrated investigation of the Old English Book of Consolation Meters, associated with King Alfred’s court. These Alfredian poems, which have long been neglected, recapture poetic ideas from their Latin model, Boethius’ De Consolatione Philosophiae . This volume examines t...
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| Superior document: | Costerus, new series, 195 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam ;, New York, NY : : Rodopi,, 2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Costerus New Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | This study is the first concentrated investigation of the Old English Book of Consolation Meters, associated with King Alfred’s court. These Alfredian poems, which have long been neglected, recapture poetic ideas from their Latin model, Boethius’ De Consolatione Philosophiae . This volume examines the Meters as poetic responses to the prose passages of the Froferboc . The poetry provides allusive commentary on the prose as it echoes poetic ideas in Boethius’ poetry. It is the first study to benefit from the recent edition of the Froferboc , the first printed edition to restore the prosimetrum format presented in the earliest manuscript. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-125) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283610124 9786613922571 9401208271 |
| ISSN: | 0165-9618 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Karmen Lenz ; with a foreword by Kurt Otten. |