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The first critical edition of one of the earliest representations of the body-and-soul theme in the middle ages, which, unusually, survives in more than one copy and is therefore of particular relevance to the study of the transmission of texts; discussion of manuscripts, language, prosody and structure.

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title:The Old English Soul and Body
author:Moffat, Douglas.
publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
isbn10 | asin:0859912329
print isbn13:9780859912327
ebook isbn13:9780585165097
language:English
subjectSoul--Poetry, Mind and body--Poetry, Body and soul in literature, Christian poetry, English (Old)
publication date:1990
lcc:PR1773.S68A315 1990eb
ddc:829/.1
subject:Soul--Poetry, Mind and body--Poetry, Body and soul in literature, Christian poetry, English (Old)
Page iii
The Old English Soul and Body
Edited and translated by
Douglas Moffat
D. S. BREWER
Page iv
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Editorial matter and translation Douglas Moffat 1990
All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
First published 1990 by D. S. Brewer
an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 03894-2069, USA
and of Boydell & Brewer Ltd
PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF
ISBN 0 85991 232 9
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Soul and body (Old English poem). English.
The Old English Soul and body / edited and translated by Douglas
Moffat.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-85991-232-9 (alk. paper)
1. Soul Poetry. 2. Mind and body Poetry. 3. Body and
soul in literature. 4. Christian poetry, English (Old)
I. Moffat, Douglas. II. Title.
PR1773.S68S6 1989
829'. 1-dc20 89-36485
CIP
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
[Soul and body. English & Old English] The Old English
Soul and body.
1. Poetry in Old English. Old English English
parallel texts
I. Moffat, Douglas
829'. 1
ISBN 0-85991-232-9
This publication is printed on acid-free paper
Printed in Great Britain by
Woolnough Bookbinding, Irthlingborough, Northants
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
vii
Abbreviations
viii
Introduction
1.0 Manuscripts
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1.1 The Vercelli Book (Vercelli Biblioteca Capitolare CXVIII)
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1.2 The Exeter Book (Codex 3501, Exeter Cathedral Library)
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1.3 Paleographic Features in the Versions of Soul and Body
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1.4 Textual History
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1.5 Editorial History
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2.0 Language
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2.1 Phonology, Morphology, Syntax
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2.2 Vocabulary
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3.0 Prosody
20
4.0 Formulaic Composition
25
5.0 Sources and Analogues
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5.1 Origins of the Body-and-Soul Theme
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5.2 The Nonantola Version
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5.3 The Junius and Cambridge Addresses
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5.4 Vercelli Homily IV and other prose addresses
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