The Old English Epic of Redemption: The Theological Unity of MS Junius 11
Anglo-Saxon scribes were compilers and organizers as well as copyists. Each major Old English literary manuscript gives evidence of editorial planning. The Beowulf codex was apparently designed as a collection of marvelous tales; the Vercelli Book as a collection of legendary and homiletic matter; a...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1976
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Traditio
Year: 1976, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 185-208 |
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| Summary: | Anglo-Saxon scribes were compilers and organizers as well as copyists. Each major Old English literary manuscript gives evidence of editorial planning. The Beowulf codex was apparently designed as a collection of marvelous tales; the Vercelli Book as a collection of legendary and homiletic matter; and the first three poems of the Exeter Book (Christ I, II, and III) were arranged in proper chronological sequence. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S036215290000550X |