New Commentary on the Old English 'Prose Solomon and Saturn' and 'Adrian and Ritheus' Dialogues

Contributor(s): Wright, Charles D (Author), Hall, Thomas (Author), Hill, Thomas D (Author)

ISBN: 9782503603278

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Hardcover

$157.00

Pub Date: November 14, 2024

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 1.60 lbs) 436 pages

BISAC Categories:

Literary Criticism | Medieval | Religion | Biblical Commentary | General

Series: Studies in Old English Literature

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This new commentary explicates the curious lore transmitted in these two Old English dialogues concerning the Bible, apocrypha, ecclesiastical history, cosmology, natural history, anthropology, and ethics. The commentary traces the origins, transmission, and transmutations of each motif in early medieval sources, citing many previous