The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. I

de Sarah M. Horral (éditeur)

Maison d'édition : Les Presses de l'UniversitÈ d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press

janvier 1978

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Résumé

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.

Published in English.