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Beowulf and the Origins of the Written Old English Vernacular

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: : This paper seeks to present an overview of the evidence for vernacular literacy in England prior to the Alfr edian revival and, in the light of this, to discuss whether, in principle, the Beowulf poem—like the Dream of the Rood—could have undergone several iterations before assuming its full literary form.Keywords: Old English, vernacular literacy, Beowulf, Dream of the Rood, History, Art History, Mercia, Kent, Northumbria, Wessex, King Alfr ed, Book of Cerne, Book History.

Source: SELIM Journal of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature

DOI: 10.17811/selim.20.2013.81-120

Author: Michelle P. Brown

Institutions: University of London, School of Advanced Study

Language: English

Topic: Medieval Literature and History

Subfield: Classics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W6944226209

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