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Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England: Divina in Laude Voluntas (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series)

Patrick McBrine

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Description:Biblical poetry, written between the fourth and eleventh centuries, is an eclectic body of literature that disseminated popular knowledge of the Bible across Europe. Composed mainly in Latin and subsequently in Old English, biblical versification has much to tell us about the interpretations, genre preferences, reading habits, and pedagogical aims of medieval Christian readers.Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry. Patrick McBrine's erudite analysis of the writings of Juvencus, Cyprianus, Arator, Bede, Alcuin, and more reveals the development of a hybridized genre of writing that informed and delighted its Christian audiences to such an extent it was copied and promoted for the better part of a millennium. The volume contains many first-time readings and discussions of poems and passages which have long lain dormant and offers new evidence for the reception of the Bible in late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England: Divina in Laude Voluntas (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series). To get started finding Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England: Divina in Laude Voluntas (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Biblical poetry, written between the fourth and eleventh centuries, is an eclectic body of literature that disseminated popular knowledge of the Bible across Europe. Composed mainly in Latin and subsequently in Old English, biblical versification has much to tell us about the interpretations, genre preferences, reading habits, and pedagogical aims of medieval Christian readers.Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry. Patrick McBrine's erudite analysis of the writings of Juvencus, Cyprianus, Arator, Bede, Alcuin, and more reveals the development of a hybridized genre of writing that informed and delighted its Christian audiences to such an extent it was copied and promoted for the better part of a millennium. The volume contains many first-time readings and discussions of poems and passages which have long lain dormant and offers new evidence for the reception of the Bible in late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England: Divina in Laude Voluntas (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series). To get started finding Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England: Divina in Laude Voluntas (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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