In this Book
- The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. II
- Book
- 1990
- 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
- p. xiii
- Introduction to this Volume
- List of Manuscript Sigla
- p. xvii
- Structure of this Section
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Editorial Principles
- p. xxii
- Explanatory Notes
- List of Abbreviations
- p. 117
- Appendix A: Errors in Morris' Texts
- pp. 147-150
- Appendix B: The Thornton Manuscript
- pp. 151-192
- Bibliography
- pp. 193-198
Additional Information
ISBN
9780776617268
Related ISBN(s)
9780776602066
MARC Record
OCLC
181843489
Pages
224
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes