Cynewulf
Teoksen Cynewulf's Elene tekijä
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The Christ of Cynewulf; a poem in three parts: The advent, The ascension, and The last judgment (1973) 17 kappaletta
Elene & Other Anglo-Saxon Poems 3 kappaletta
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Other than the text it has a very good critical apparatus: an essay on the Cynewulf runes; some of the poems' sources (in Latin only); notes which closely discuss the text; and a glossary for those who are here for the Old English text.
I only read the translation as I know my limits but I did have a look at the OE. The translation appears to be close. Lines 103 – 4 will be of interest to Tolkien fans:
“Eala earendel engla beorhtast
Ofer middan-geard monnum sended”
I object the any English poetry written between Wordsworth and Larkin, but I must admit that the translation is well done.
Christ III is a particularly enjoyable poem. Well worth a read. It has a great description of Domesday and a theologically astounding (and perhaps unintentionally funny) scene where Jesus tells off a sinner and lays a massive guilt trip on him.
The other two poems are of historical interest, representing an English response to the arrival of Roman Christianity, i.e. vernacularise it and add a few dramatic elements.… (lisätietoja)