Old Testament Narratives (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

by Daniel Anlezark (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $32.17

  The Old English poems in this volume are among the first retellings of scriptural texts in a European vernacular. More than simple translations, they recast the familiar plots in daringly imaginative ways, from Satan's seductive pride (anticipating Milton), to a sympathetic yet tragic Eve, to the lyrical nature poetry in Azarias.