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Old English literature and the liturgy: problems and potential

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Milton MCC. Gatch
Affiliation:
The University of Missouri, Columbia

Extract

A number of recent scholarly publications hint that students of Old English are coming to believe that knowledge of medieval liturgies might provide keys for unlocking some of the secrets of literary monuments. A prospectus for such pursuits is set out by the Reverend Cyril L. Smetana in a forthcoming article on further ramifications of the use of the homiliary of Paul the Deacon by Ælfric: It has long been recognized that the Anglo-Saxon poets were influenced by the liturgy and that hymns, homilies and antiphons inspired some of the best poetry.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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