Exodus

by Peter J. Lucas

Book Overview

Exodus is an exceptional Old English poem, written at a time when in the age of Bede Northern England held the intellectual leadership of Europe. It offers a vernacular gateway to the study of early medieval christian poetry. Focussing in dramatic fashion on the crossing of the Red Sea enabling the Israelites to escape captivity in Egypt the poem is stylistically outstanding, showing a use of metaphor and fusion of disparate concepts (such as abstract...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789621461
• ISBN13: 9781789621464
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"