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The Old English Poems of Cynewulf
Cynewulf
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Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
The Old English poems attributed to Cynewulf, who flourished some time between the eighth and tenth centuries, are unusual because most vernacular poems in this period are anonymous. Other than the name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even the most basic facts of where or when he lived. Yet the poems themselves attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft.
Runic letters spelling out the name Cynewulf appear in four poems: Christ II (or The Ascension), Juliana, The Fates of the Apostles, and Elene. To these a fifth can be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674072633
SKU
V9780674072633
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About Cynewulf
A Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, Robert E. Bjork is Foundation Professor of English and Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University.
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