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- Title
The Opening lines of Cynewulf's Poem: The Fates of the Apostles.
- Authors
Bammesberger, Alfred
- Abstract
The article looks at the opening lines of the Old English poem "The Fates of the Apostles" by Cynewulf. Topics discussed include the emergence of the text as the shortest in the canon of poems attributed to the poet, aim of the opening eight lines to set the tone of the text, and possible influence of the notions of physical ailments or exhaustion on the opening lines.
- Subjects
FATES of the Apostles, The (Poem); OLD English poetry; CYNEWULF; OLD English authors; DISEASES in literature; FATIGUE (Physiology)
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2020, Vol 67, Issue 4, p461
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjaa159