Old English Biblical Verse Studies in Genesis, Exodus and Daniel [Paperback]

An extended study of the Old Testament poems of the Junius collection as a group.This is the first extended study of the Old Testament poems of the Junius collection as a group. The circumstances of their composition and transmission are mysterious. Remley seeks to breach this impasse by allowing the biblical content of the poems to tell its own story. He compares them with other early medieval texts, and sets out the full range of variants. He engages in hermeneutic and reader-response criticism. The introductory chapter reviews five centuries of Anglo-Saxon history. All citations have modern English translations.This is the first extended study of the Old Testament poems of the Junius collection as a group. The circumstances of their composition and transmission are mysterious. Remley seeks to breach this impasse by allowing the biblical content of the poems to tell its own story. He compares them with other early medieval texts, and sets out the full range of variants. He engages in hermeneutic and reader-response criticism. The introductory chapter reviews five centuries of Anglo-Saxon history. All citations have modern English translations.This is the first extended study of the Old Testament poems of the Junius collection as a group. The circumstances surrounding their composition and transmission are mysterious: none is ascribed to a named author and none situated even relatively within the development of Anglo-Saxon Christian poetry. This book seeks to breach this critical impasse by allowing the Biblical content of the Junius poems to tell its own story. Paul G. Remley compares them with genuine early medieval texts that are most likely to have circulated in Anglo-Saxon centers and offers engaging exercises in hermeneutic and reader-response criticism. All citations of Old English, Latin and Greek texts are accompanied by modern English translations.List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The biblical sources of Genesis A andlC%