The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III
Abstract
The medieval poem <i>Cursor Mundi</i> is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. Originating in northern England around the year 1300, the poem was frequently copied in the north before appearing in a southern version in substantially altered form. Although it is a storehouse of popular medieval biblical lore and a fascinating study in the eclectic use of more than a dozen sources, the poem has until now attracted little scholarly attention. This five-part collaborative edition presents the Arundel version of the poem with variants from three others. In addition it provides a discussion of sources and analogues, detailed explanatory notes, and a bibliography.
Keywords
medieval poetry; northern england; Cégep du Vieux Montréal; Cursor Mundi; Fish measurement; Jesus; Lorde; Physiker; Time in Indonesia; Tusya language; Watir; WELEDOI
10.26530/OAPEN_578776ISBN
9780776617275OCN
742332926Publisher website
https://press.uottawa.ca/Publication date and place
1985Series
Ottawa Mediaeval Texts and Studies,Classification
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval