The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III (Ottawa Mediaeval Texts and Studies)
The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III (Ottawa Mediaeval Texts and Studies) by Henry J. Stauffenberg
English | Jan. 1, 1985 | ISBN: 0776648144 | 265 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
English | Jan. 1, 1985 | ISBN: 0776648144 | 265 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
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.