The Psalms and medieval English literature : from the conversion to the Reformation /

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Imprint:Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2017.
Description:xviii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11026067
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Other authors / contributors:Atkin, Tamara, 1981- editor.
Leneghan, Francis, editor.
ISBN:9781843844358
1843844354
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:The Book of Psalms had a profound impact on English literature from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period. This collection examines the various ways in which they shaped medieval English thought and contributed to the emergence of an English literary canon. It brings into dialogue experts on both Old and Middle English literature, thus breaking down the traditional disciplinary binaries of both pre- and post-Conquest English and late medieval and Early Modern, as well as emphasizing the complex and fascinating relationship between Latin and the vernacular languages of England. Its three main themes, translation, adaptation and voice, enable a rich variety of perspectives on the Psalms and medieval English literature to emerge.