The Southern version of Cursor Mundi. Volume 3, lines 12713-17082 / edited by Henry J. Stauffenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

J. Stauffenberg, Henry

Contributor:

Stauffenberg, Henry J., editor.

Series:

Ottawa mediaeval texts and studies ; 13

Standardized Title:

Cursor mundi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World history--Early works to 1800.

World history.

Christian poetry, English (Middle).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 241 pages) : 1 colour illustration.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa 1985

Ottawa, Ont : University of Ottawa Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

General Editor's Introduction

Introduction to This Volume

List of Manuscript Sigla

Structure of This Section

Sources

Editorial Principles

A Note on the Presentation of the Passion Narrative

Text

Explanatory Notes

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Appendix A: Errors in Morris' Texts

Appendix B: MS BL Additional 31042

Appendix C: MS BL Additional 36983

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies.

CC BY-NC-ND

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780776617275

0776617273

OCLC:

742332926

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_578776