Heroic Women from the Old Testament in Middle English Verse
Edited by Russell A. Peck
Paperback (Published)
(March 1992)
ISBN: 9781879288119
7.01 x 10 inches
Price: $19.95
In stock
Verses about heroic women from the Old Testament. These poems exhibit the attitudes of Late Medieval England towards heroic women, and offer an unusually positive depiction of Judiasm. With extensive notes, glosses, and introductions, invaluable to teachers and students of Middle English.
This volume makes accessible for students of the Middle Ages Middle English verses about heroic women from the Old Testament. Included are The Storie of Asneth, The Pistel of Swete Susan, The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter, and The Story of Judith. These poems exhibit the attitudes of Late Medieval England towards heroic women, and offer an unusually positive depiction of Judiasm. With extensive notes, glosses, and introductions, these verses are valuable to teachers and students of Middle English.
Preface The Storie of Asneth Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes Plates The Pistel of Swete Susan Introduction Select Bibliography Text Notes Selections from The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament Introduction Select Bibliography Text The Prologue The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter The Story of Judith Notes Glossary, Preface
Introduction
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Plates
Introduction
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The Prologue
The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter
The Story of Judith
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- Edited by Russell A. Peck
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