Cynewulf
Auteur de Cynewulf's Elene
Œuvres de Cynewulf
The Christ of Cynewulf; a poem in three parts: The advent, The ascension, and The last judgment (1973) 17 exemplaires
Elene & Other Anglo-Saxon Poems 3 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Contributeur — 448 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 9th century
- Date de décès
- 9th century
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
- Pays (pour la carte)
- UK
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 130
- Popularité
- #155,342
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 23
- Langues
- 2
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.… (plus d'informations)