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The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. II

The medieval poem <i>Cursor Mundi</i> 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 sou...

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Main Author: R. Fowler, Roger
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa 2021
Subjects:
medieval poetry
northern england
Bible
Jesus
LYF
Myst
Robert Grosseteste
Sayd
Sin
Tusya language
Wace
Watir
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Online Access:578790
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Summary:The medieval poem <i>Cursor Mundi</i> 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.

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