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John the Baptist´s Prayer or The Descent into Hell from the Exeter Book: Text, Translation and Critical Study
M.R. Rambaran-Olm
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Description for John the Baptist´s Prayer or The Descent into Hell from the Exeter Book: Text, Translation and Critical Study
Hardback. Edition, translation and full critical study of a hitherto marginalised text, bringing it to full attention for the first time. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
Edition, translation and full critical study of a hitherto marginalised text, bringing it to full attention for the first time. The Old English poem known popularly as the Descent into Hell, found on folios 119v to 121v of the Exeter Book, has to date received little critical attention, perhaps owing to various contextual problems and lacunae on theleaves that contain it. This first full-length study offers a full account of the poem, together with an edition of the text and facing translation. It aims to resolve some of the poem's vexing issues and provides a varietyof possible interpretations ... Read more
Edition, translation and full critical study of a hitherto marginalised text, bringing it to full attention for the first time. The Old English poem known popularly as the Descent into Hell, found on folios 119v to 121v of the Exeter Book, has to date received little critical attention, perhaps owing to various contextual problems and lacunae on theleaves that contain it. This first full-length study offers a full account of the poem, together with an edition of the text and facing translation. It aims to resolve some of the poem's vexing issues and provides a varietyof possible interpretations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843665
SKU
V9781843843665
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About M.R. Rambaran-Olm
University of Glasgow, Assisting with the 'Cullen Project' in the School of Critical Studies.
Reviews for John the Baptist´s Prayer or The Descent into Hell from the Exeter Book: Text, Translation and Critical Study
To be praised for shedding new light on a needlessly maligned minor poem.
ENGLISH STUDIES
M. R. Rambaran-Olm provides a stimulating study of a single, shorter Old English poem (totaling 137 lines) from the Exeter Book that has been variously known as the Harrowing of Hell, Descent into Hell, and now John the Baptist's Prayer. . . . ... Read more
ENGLISH STUDIES
M. R. Rambaran-Olm provides a stimulating study of a single, shorter Old English poem (totaling 137 lines) from the Exeter Book that has been variously known as the Harrowing of Hell, Descent into Hell, and now John the Baptist's Prayer. . . . ... Read more