Inquiry Into the Sources of the Cursor Mundi: Inaugural-Dissertation, Universität Breslau (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Hugo Carl Wilhelm Haenisch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0666096090 ISBN 13: 9780666096098

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Uncovering the sources behind Cursor Mundi

This scholarly study reveals how the poem draws on Latin and French works, shaping its narrative and imagery for readers today. It helps readers see how medieval ideas were stitched together across languages and manuscripts.

The inaugural dissertation from Universität Breslau examines key passages and the evidence behind them. It compares the Cursor with Petrus Comestor’s Historia Scholastica, Vita Adæ et Evæ, Wace’s French verse, and Robert Grosseteste’s Chasteau d’Amour, showing where lines and ideas align or diverge. The author identifies how these sources influenced the poem’s account of creation, the garden, and early biblical events, and it notes how manuscript variants affect interpretation.

• Grounds conclusions in manuscript evidence and parallel passages.
• Traces the flow of ideas from Latin, French, and English traditions.
• Highlights areas where the Cursor mirrors or departs from its sources.
• Offers a framework for studying how medieval poets built on earlier works.

Ideal for readers with an interest in medieval literature, textual criticism, and manuscript history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0666096090
• ISBN 13: 9780666096098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 52