In this Book
- The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. I
- Book
- 1978
- Published by: University of Ottawa Press
- Series: Publications médiévales de l’Université d’Ottawa
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.
Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- pp. 9-10
- Introduction
- pp. 11-28
- Introduction to This Volume: Sources
- pp. 29-32
- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED
- pp. 339-341
- EXPLANATORY NOTES
- pp. 341-411
- APPENDIX A: Errors in Morris' Texts
- pp. 412-420
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 421-432
Additional Information
ISBN
9780776617251
Related ISBN(s)
9780776648057
MARC Record
OCLC
181843489
Pages
432
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes