Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry

Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry explores the adaptation of antediluvian Genesis and related myth in Genesis A, Genesis B, and Beowulf, exploring the manner whereby the texts adapt biblical myth with reference to the Christian exegetical tradition and Anglo-Saxon secular social values.

Autorentext

Joseph St. John completed his doctoral degree at the University of Malta in 2023. The focus of his research was the adaptation of Genesis themes in Old English poetry, specifically Genesis A, Genesis B, and Beowulf. He also published an article titled 'The Meaning Behind Beowulf's Beheading of Grendel's Corpse', on Leeds Medieval Studies, in 2021; a note titled 'The Character Helle in De Resurrectione Domini, the Old English Cotton Vespasian D.xiv Version of Christ's Descent into Hell in the Gospel of Nicodemus', on ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews, in 2022; an article titled 'Ac ic to þam grunde genge: an analogue for Genesis B, line 834a', on The Explicator, which first appeared online in 2023, and an article titled 'The Archetype in the Genesis A Adaptation of the Cainite Genealogy', on ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews, again in 2023. Moreover, the author has delivered lectures about Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Chaucer's early poetry at the University of Malta.

Klappentext

Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry explores the adaptation of antediluvian Genesis and related myth in Genesis A, Genesis B, and Beowulf, exploring the manner whereby the texts adapt biblical myth with reference to the Christian exegetical tradition and Anglo-Saxon secular social values.

Inhalt

List of Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Ch. 1- The Angelic Myth in Genesis A and Genesis B

Background: Angelic Creation, Rebellion, and Fall in the Christian Tradition

Angelic Creation, Rebellion, and Fall in Genesis A and Genesis B

Satan and Hell in Genesis B

Ch. 2 Creation in Genesis A and Beowulf

Literary Background

The Creation in Genesis A

The Creation in Beowulf

Ch. 3 Adam and Eve's Temptations and Transgression in the Genesis Poems

Background: Genesis B's Interpolation into Genesis A and its Approach to Biblical Versification

Temptations and Transgression in Genesis B

Confession and Expulsion in Genesis A

Ch. 4 Cain's Fratricide and Related Narratives in Genesis A and Beowulf

Literary and Exegetical Background

The Cain Myth in Genesis A

The Cain Myth in Beowulf

Ch. 5 The Great Flood in Genesis A and Beowulf

Exegetical and Literary Background

The Great Flood in Genesis A

The Drowning of the Giants in the Great Flood and its Significance in the context of Beowulf

Conclusion

Index