The Dream of the Rood impresses the modern reader, and, doubtless, also impressed its original au... more The Dream of the Rood impresses the modern reader, and, doubtless, also impressed its original audience, as a memorable and powerful poem. One of its most striking features is the portrayal of Christ, who emerges as an active participant rather than a passive sufferer in his Crucifixion, a champion rather than a victim. Such a presentation has been shown to be the product of classical, Christian, and Germanic traditions. Thus, Christ can be seen as the athlete in his άγώωΐ the champion who fights single-handed against the Devil, 2 and the chieftain supported by his loyal retainer, the Cross.
... The late-tenth-or early-eleventh-century guide for betrothal procedure, WifmannesBeweddung,21... more ... The late-tenth-or early-eleventh-century guide for betrothal procedure, WifmannesBeweddung,21 does not speak in terms of purchase but uses the temifosterlean, recompense for rearing the bride (clause 2);28 possibly, too, the sum given her for accepting her future husband ...
... of The Dream ofthe Roodon the Ruthwell Cross and the later poem in the Vercelli Book ... The ... more ... of The Dream ofthe Roodon the Ruthwell Cross and the later poem in the Vercelli Book ... The counterpart of the soul's journey is an actual voyage to an earthly home which the speaker ... is tediously repetitive, and Part II fails to develop ade-quately its images and motifs: the solitary ...
McGill-Queen's University Press 1992 ISBN 0-7735-0836-8 (cloth) ISBN 0-7735-2241-7 (paper) L... more McGill-Queen's University Press 1992 ISBN 0-7735-0836-8 (cloth) ISBN 0-7735-2241-7 (paper) Legal deposit second quarter 1992 Bibliotheque Rationale du Quebec Printed in Canada on acid-free paper First paperback edition 2001 This book was first published with the ...
... Ferdinand Holthausen suggested cyneswiftne,9 but Leslie's myne swiftne has the advantage... more ... Ferdinand Holthausen suggested cyneswiftne,9 but Leslie's myne swiftne has the advantage of providing the necessary alliteration. He translates "the mind suggested, stimulated a swift purpose," and points to Riming Poem 33 mod mcegnade, mine fægnade for comparison. ...
The Dream of the Rood impresses the modern reader, and, doubtless, also impressed its original au... more The Dream of the Rood impresses the modern reader, and, doubtless, also impressed its original audience, as a memorable and powerful poem. One of its most striking features is the portrayal of Christ, who emerges as an active participant rather than a passive sufferer in his Crucifixion, a champion rather than a victim. Such a presentation has been shown to be the product of classical, Christian, and Germanic traditions. Thus, Christ can be seen as the athlete in his άγώωΐ the champion who fights single-handed against the Devil, 2 and the chieftain supported by his loyal retainer, the Cross.
... The late-tenth-or early-eleventh-century guide for betrothal procedure, WifmannesBeweddung,21... more ... The late-tenth-or early-eleventh-century guide for betrothal procedure, WifmannesBeweddung,21 does not speak in terms of purchase but uses the temifosterlean, recompense for rearing the bride (clause 2);28 possibly, too, the sum given her for accepting her future husband ...
... of The Dream ofthe Roodon the Ruthwell Cross and the later poem in the Vercelli Book ... The ... more ... of The Dream ofthe Roodon the Ruthwell Cross and the later poem in the Vercelli Book ... The counterpart of the soul's journey is an actual voyage to an earthly home which the speaker ... is tediously repetitive, and Part II fails to develop ade-quately its images and motifs: the solitary ...
McGill-Queen's University Press 1992 ISBN 0-7735-0836-8 (cloth) ISBN 0-7735-2241-7 (paper) L... more McGill-Queen's University Press 1992 ISBN 0-7735-0836-8 (cloth) ISBN 0-7735-2241-7 (paper) Legal deposit second quarter 1992 Bibliotheque Rationale du Quebec Printed in Canada on acid-free paper First paperback edition 2001 This book was first published with the ...
... Ferdinand Holthausen suggested cyneswiftne,9 but Leslie's myne swiftne has the advantage... more ... Ferdinand Holthausen suggested cyneswiftne,9 but Leslie's myne swiftne has the advantage of providing the necessary alliteration. He translates "the mind suggested, stimulated a swift purpose," and points to Riming Poem 33 mod mcegnade, mine fægnade for comparison. ...
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