Cynewulf: Basic ReadingsRobert E. Bjork Routledge, 2021 M10 28 - 392 pages Two original essays and 16 published since 1950 offer a comprehensive view of Cynewulf, his language, and his poetry. The collection contains important new statements on dates, provenance, and canon by R.D. Fulk and Patrick W. Conner, four influential essays that thoroughly explore Cynewulf's runic signature and poetic style, and major contributions to our understanding of the four signed poems of Cynewulf, Fates of the Apostles, Christ II, Juliana, and Elene. Three essays are devoted to each of these poems, and the essays themselves exemplify a broad range of approaches to this highly elusive Anglo-Saxon poet. The volume complements existing book-length treatments of the subject and will be welcome to scholars and students who need the foundations of Cynewulf scholarship at their fingertips. |
Contents
PATRICK W CONNER | |
Fates of the Apostles | |
Christ II | |
PETER CLEMOES | |
GEORGE HARDIN BROWN | |
Juliana | |
DONALD G BZDYL | |
Elene | |
JACKSON J CAMPBELL | |
Signature Style | |
Cynewulfs Runes in Juliana and The Fates of the Apostles | |
e Diction of the Signed Poems of Cynewulf | |
e Art of Cynewulfs Runic Signatures | |
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Ælfric Andreas ange angels Anglian Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon England Anglo-Saxon law apostles aracterization Ascension audience aer aieve aempt aention Baptism Bede’s Beowulf C-verse Christ Christ II Christian Chur Cross Cynewulf Cynewulf’s poem Cynewulfian death devil Elene Elene’s Eleusius eorðan essay evidence Exeter Book Fates figural formulaic gis God’s godes Gregory Guthlac hagiography Harrowing of Hell heaven HOEM interpretation Jews Judas Juliana Krapp Latin laer leer lines liturgical lile manuscript martyrology martyrs maer Mahew meaning medieval metrical Momb narrative Old English Literature Old English poetry omas oen Passio paern poem’s poet poet’s poetic pseudo-Abdias reference rhyme Riddle runes Runic Poem runic signature saint second measure signed poems significance Sisam spee spiritual suggests symbolic Saar solars teaing theme tradition Trin Usuardus Vercelli Book verse wæs wisdom word wrien þæs þæt þurh