Heroic women from the Old Testament in Middle English verse : The storie of Asneth, The pistel of swete Susan, The story of Jephthah's daughter, The story of Judith
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Heroic women from the Old Testament in Middle English verse : The storie of Asneth, The pistel of swete Susan, The story of Jephthah's daughter, The story of Judith
（Middle English texts）
Published for TEAMS in Association with the University of Rochester by Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 1991
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Description
This volume makes accessible for students of the Middle Ages Middle English verses about heroic women from the Old Testament. Included are The Storie of Asneth, The Pistel of Swete Susan, The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter, and The Story of Judith. These poems exhibit the attitudes of Late Medieval England towards heroic women, and offer an unusually positive depiction of Judiasm. With extensive notes, glosses, and introductions, these verses are valuable to teachers and students of Middle English.
Table of Contents
Preface
The Storie of Asneth
Introduction
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Text
Notes
Plates
The Pistel of Swete Susan
Introduction
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Text
Notes
Selections from The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament
Introduction
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Text
The Prologue
The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter
The Story of Judith
Notes
Glossary
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