Cynewulf's epilogue to Elene and the tastes of the Vercelli compiler: A paradigm of meditative reading

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dc.contributor.authorÓ Carragáin, Éamonnen
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T15:55:47Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T15:55:47Z
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractIn his epilogue to Elene, Cynewulf provides a paradigm of meditative reading. In it, (i) fear of the Lord leads to (ii) rumination on the texts available and (iii) digression into prayer. In his description of the Last Judgement, Cynewulf uses images of the four elements to move from the microcosm of his own experience to the macrocosm of universal Judgement. Rumination on the legend of the cross is an urgent preparation for the Last Day when, in turn, the mind of God will sift all human actions. In the Vercelli homilies, advice on meditative reading is consistent with Cynewulf’s paradigm: the compiler presumably followed such a paradigm when reading his collection.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationÓ Carragáin, É (2001) 'Cynewulf's Epilogue to Elene and the Tastes of the Vercelli Compiler: A Paradigm of Meditative Reading', in Kay, C. J. and Sylvester, L. M. (eds.), Lexis and Texts in Early English: Studies Presented to Jane Roberts, Costerus New Series 133, pp. 187-201.en
dc.identifier.endpage201en
dc.identifier.isbn9789042010017en
dc.identifier.startpage187en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15216
dc.identifier.volume133en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRodopien
dc.relation.ispartofLexis and Texts in Early English: Studies Presented to Jane Robertsen
dc.relation.ispartofCosterus New Series, 133en
dc.rights© Editions Rodopi B. V. Amsterdam - Atlanta GA 2001en
dc.subjectVercelli Booken
dc.subjectCynewulfen
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon studiesen
dc.subjectDevotional poetryen
dc.subjectMonasticismen
dc.titleCynewulf's epilogue to Elene and the tastes of the Vercelli compiler: A paradigm of meditative readingen
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