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

"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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McBrine, Patrick, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Juvencus' Euangeliorum libri quattuor (c. 330 CE)
  • Cyprianus' Heptateuch (c. 400 425 CE)
  • Sedulius' Carmen paschale (c. 425 450 CE)
  • Avitus' Historia spiritalis (c. 500 CE)
  • Arator's Historia apostolica (c. 544 CE)
  • Reading biblical epics in early England : Aldhelm, Bede, Alcuin
  • Old English biblical verse : Genesis A, Genesis B, Exodus
  • Conclusion.