Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the Fall of Adam and Eve but that the poem reflects the comedic "happy ending" that characterizes much medieval Christian literature: the eventual attainment of Heaven.
Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the Fall of Adam and Eve but that the poem reflects the comedic "happy ending" that characterizes much medieval Christian literature: the eventual attainment of Heaven.
John F. Vickrey is emeritus professor of English at Lehigh University.
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Contents Introductory Note List of Abbreviations Foreword I: Deposition of a Dame II: Comedy, Wit, Tropology, Allegory III: Adamic Resolve IV: Adamic Failure V: Father of Lies VI: "God Was Himself a Warlord" VII: "No Fiend Here in the Realm" VIII: Dom Is Darker and Deeper IX: The Boda and Gottschalk X: Adam and Eve and the Light Notes Bibliography Index
Contents Introductory Note List of Abbreviations Foreword I: Deposition of a Dame II: Comedy, Wit, Tropology, Allegory III: Adamic Resolve IV: Adamic Failure V: Father of Lies VI: "God Was Himself a Warlord" VII: "No Fiend Here in the Realm" VIII: Dom Is Darker and Deeper IX: The Boda and Gottschalk X: Adam and Eve and the Light Notes Bibliography Index
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