The Dream of the Rood (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)

M.J. Swanton

ISBN 10: 0859895033 / ISBN 13: 9780859895033

Published by University of Exeter Press, 1996

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pp. 168.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dream of the Rood (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859895033
• ISBN 13: 9780859895033
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Dream of the Rood is a poem that has entranced generations of scholars. It is one of the greatest religious poems in English literature, the work of a nameless poet of superb genius. This edition presents a conservative text with variant reading described in the notes. In his introduction Professor Swanton describes the Vercelli Book, in which the full text of The Dream of the Rood is found, and gives an account of the Ruthwell Cross, the sources for which are scattered and not normally familiar to students of Old English. The relationship between the two texts, the doctrine behind the poem and its style and structure are also discussed. The edition includes extensive notes and glossary.

About the Author

Michael Swanton is Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter.