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Dream of the Rood
Michael Swanton (Ed.)
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Description for Dream of the Rood
Paperback. Presents a conservative text with variant reading described in the notes. This title gives an account of the Ruthwell Cross, the sources for which are scattered and not normally familiar to students of Old English. Editor(s): Swanton, M. J. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
The Dream of the Rood is a poem that has entranced generations of scholars. It is one of the greatest religious poems in English literature, the work of a nameless poet of superb genius. This edition presents a conservative text with variant reading described in the notes. In his introduction Professor Swanton describes the Vercelli Book, in which the full text of The Dream of the Rood is found, and gives an account of the Ruthwell Cross, the sources for which are scattered and not normally familiar to students of Old English. The relationship between the two texts, the doctrine ... Read more
The Dream of the Rood is a poem that has entranced generations of scholars. It is one of the greatest religious poems in English literature, the work of a nameless poet of superb genius. This edition presents a conservative text with variant reading described in the notes. In his introduction Professor Swanton describes the Vercelli Book, in which the full text of The Dream of the Rood is found, and gives an account of the Ruthwell Cross, the sources for which are scattered and not normally familiar to students of Old English. The relationship between the two texts, the doctrine ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies
Condition
New
Weight
170g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859895033
SKU
V9780859895033
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About Michael Swanton (Ed.)
Michael Swanton is Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter.
Reviews for Dream of the Rood
Swanton provides a helpful description of the poem’s text and of its manuscript context, the Vercelli Book. A discussion of the doctrinal and iconographic backgrounds of the poem, and a comprehensive overview of its structural, thematic and stylistic concerns.
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