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Kentish Psalm
The ''Kentish Psalm'', also known as ''Kentish Psalm 50'', is an Old English translation of and commentary on Psalm 51 (numbered 50 in the Septuagint). The poem is extant in a single manuscript, British Library MS Cotton Vespasian D.vi. Psalm 51, also known as the ''Miserere'' ("have mercy") poem, was usually read as a plea by David, asking God for forgiveness for his affair with Bathsheba. The ''Kentish Psalm'' begins by recounting that traditional exegetical material, followed by "an expansive paraphrase" of the psalm, and ends with the poet's plea that God "forgive the poet and others just as he forgave David."Fox and Sharma 18. References ;Notes ;Bibliography *{{cite book , last1=Fox , first1=Michael , last2=Sharma , first2=Manish , editor1-first=Fox , editor1-last=Michael , others=Manish Sharma , title=Old English Literature and the Old Testament , year=2012 , publisher=U of Toronto P , location=Toronto , isbn=9780802098542 , pages=3–24 , chapter=Introduction Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
