The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. IV

by Peter H. J. Mous

The medieval poem Cursor Mundi is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. Originating in northern England around the year 1300, the poem was frequently copied in the north before appearing in a southern version in substantially altered form. Although it is a storehouse of popular medieval biblical lore and a fascinating study in the eclectic use of more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0776601075
• ISBN13: 9780776601076
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher