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Gospel
Homilies
Literary Studies
Medieval Poetry
Medieval Studies
Middle English
Paraphrases
Poetry
Product details
- ISBN 9781580441261
- Weight: 645g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2008
- Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Composed in rhyming English verse, the Northern homily cycle is the earliest and most complete work of its kind (Gospel paraphrases with homilies on the theme of the Gospel texts), its widespread and enduring popularity witnessed by three distinct recensions and twenty surviving manuscripts ranging from the early fourteenth to the mid-fifteenth centuries. The collection was intended to accompany the Gospel lessons that were read every Sunday as part of the mass.
Anne B. Thompson was Professor of English and Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies at Bates College.
