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Literary Criticism Medieval

Old English Literature and the Old Testament

edited by Michael Fox & Manish Sharma

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2014
Category
Medieval, Language Study, Theology
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802098542
    Publish Date
    Jan 2012
    List Price
    $85.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442626805
    Publish Date
    Apr 2014
    List Price
    $50.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442620261
    Publish Date
    May 2014
    List Price
    $40.95

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It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the Bible in the medieval world. For the Anglo-Saxons, literary culture emerged from sustained and intensive biblical study. Further, at least to judge from the Old English texts which survive, the Old Testament was the primary influence, both in terms of content and modes of interpretation. Though the Old Testament was only partially translated into Old English, recent studies have shown how completely interconnected Anglo-Latin and Old English literary traditions are.
Old English Literature and the Old Testament considers the importance of the Old Testament from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, from comparative to intertextual and historical. Though the essays focus on individual works, authors, or trends, including the Interrogationes Sigewulfi, Genesis A, and Daniel, each ultimately speaks to the vernacular corpus as a whole, suggesting approaches and methodologies for further study.

About the authors

Michael Fox was Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, with a specialization in Old English and Medieval Latin.

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Manish Sharma is an associate professor in the Department of English at Concordia University.

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Editorial Reviews

‘Highly recommended’

Choice Magazine; vol 50:01:2012