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The southern version of Cursor mundi. Vol. 5 / edited by Laurence M. Eldredge and Anne L. Klinck ; general editor, Sarah M. Horrall

Uniform Title
Cursor mundi
Published
Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, 2000.
Physical Description
1 online resource (305 pages).
Additional Creators
Eldredge, L. M., 1931-, Klinck, Anne L., 1943-, and Horrall, Sarah M., 1940-1988
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Contents
Lines 21845-23898.
Summary
The medieval poem Cursor Mundi is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. Originating in northern England around the year 1300, the poem was frequently copied in the north before appearing in a southern version in substantially altered form. Although it is a storehouse of popular medieval biblical lore and a fascinating study in the eclectic use of more than a dozen sources, the poem has until now attracted little scholarly attention. This five-part collaborative edition presents the Arundel version of the poem with variants from three others. In addition it provides a discussion of sources and analogues, detailed explanatory notes, and a bibliography.
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ISBN
9780776605043 (electronic bk.)
0776605046 (electronic bk.)
9780776617282 (electronic bk.)
0776617281 (electronic bk.)
0776605046 (v. 5)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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