The Cædmon Manuscript. 1 The Beginnings of English Religious Poetry

Bernard James Muir (editor)

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The Cædmon Manuscript is one of three extant anthologies of English Christian poetry produced in England before 1000 CE. It is a collection of four religious poems in Old English based on Biblical materials. They have the editorial names Genesis, Exodus, Daniel and Christ and Satan. This edition consists of an Introduction, Bibliography, Codicological and Paleographical Analysis, an Art-Historical Commentary and an edition of the four poems.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781839989742
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Imprint:	Anthem Press
Pub date:	12 Sep 2023
DEWEY:	829.1008
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	312
Weight:	962g
Height:	210mm
Width:	285mm
Spine width:	26mm