Biblical epics in late antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England : divina in laude voluntas / Patrick McBrine.

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McBrine, Patrick, 1974- [author.]

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computer

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online resource

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9781487514280
148751428X
9781487514297
1487514298

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Biblical epics in late antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England.DDC classification:

873.009 23

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PA6053 .M33 2017EB

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Contents:

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.

Summary: "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, genres preferences, reading habits, and pedagogical aims of medieval Christian readers. Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry. Patrick McBrine's erudite analysis of the writings of Juvencus, Cyprianus, Arator, Bede, Alcuin and more, reveals the development of a hybridized genre of writing that informed and delighted its Christian audiences to such an extent it was copied and promoted for the better part of a millennium. The volume contains many first-time readings and discussions of poems and passages which have long lain dormant and offers new evidence for the reception of the Bible in late Antiquity and the Middle Ages."-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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, genres preferences, reading habits, and pedagogical aims of medieval Christian readers. Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry. Patrick McBrine's erudite analysis of the writings of Juvencus, Cyprianus, Arator, Bede, Alcuin and more, reveals the development of a hybridized genre of writing that informed and delighted its Christian audiences to such an extent it was copied and promoted for the better part of a millennium. The volume contains many first-time readings and discussions of poems and passages which have long lain dormant and offers new evidence for the reception of the Bible in late Antiquity and the Middle Ages."-- Provided by publisher.