The Dream of the Rood (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies) - Tapa blanda

 
9780859895033: The Dream of the Rood (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0859895033 ISBN 13: 9780859895033
Editorial: University of Exeter Press, 1996

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

Michael Swanton is Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter.

De la contraportada

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. Immediately attractive, its poetic content is readily accessible to the modern reader, being in the mainstream of Western religious thought. Representative of the Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon culture, drawing on both visual and doctrinal motifs, it provides a ready introduction to its own intellectual and artistic milieu. This is underlined by intimate links with the Ruthwell Cross, the documentary context of the earlier version, and itself often regarded as one of the finest monuments of the Anglo-Saxon Age. This edition presents a conservative text with variant readings 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 a glossary.

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Editorial
University of Exeter Press
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0859895033
ISBN 13 
9780859895033
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
160
Editor
Swanton Michael
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