Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England

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"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, genres 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."--

subjects: Epic poetry, history and criticism,  Latin poetry, history and criticism,  Christian poetry, history and criticism,  Christianity and literature,  Criticism, interpretation,  History,  In literature,  Latin Epic poetry,  History and criticism,  Latin Christian poetry,  Literature,  Bible,  Critique, interprétation,  Histoire,  Dans la littérature,  Poésie épique latine,  Histoire et critique,  Poésie chrétienne latine,  Christianisme et littérature