In this Book
- The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. V
- Book
- 2000
- 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
- Table of Contents
- p. vii
- Introduction to This Volume
- General Introduction 1
- pp. 3-52
- Date, Provenance, and Authorship
- pp. 13-18
- Decoration
- pp. 24-35
- Manuscript Relations2
- pp. 42-50
- Abbreviations
- pp. 51-52
- Textual Notes
- pp. 101-107
- Explanatory Notes
- pp. 109-120
- Appendices
- pp. 121-198
- A. Errors in Morris' Texts
- pp. 121-142
- Bibliography
- pp. 199-203
- Index of Persons and Places
- pp. 265-291
Additional Information
ISBN
9780776617282
Related ISBN(s)
9780776605043
MARC Record
OCLC
181843489
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes