Patience
“Patience” by Helen Barr, published by Broadview Press in 2024, is a significant addition to the study of ancient literature, comprising 132 pages in English. This edition presents the only poem from British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x that has not yet been translated into modern idiomatic poetry. Utilizing the biblical story of Jonah as a foundation, the poem expands on its Old Testament origins, featuring vivid descriptions of nature and exploring profound theological questions.
Readers will find a lively, alliterative facing-page translation that enhances the accessibility of the text for students, general readers, and scholars alike. The critical introduction delves into the poem’s themes, poetics, and its social and political contexts. Additionally, the edition includes a rich selection of historical appendices, featuring biblical sources, contemporary analogues, visual material from the Cotton Nero A.x manuscript, and maps that provide context for the poem’s world. This comprehensive approach allows for a deeper understanding of the work’s significance within the realms of literature and poetry.
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Patience is currently the only one of the four poems in British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x that has not been translated into modern idiomatic poetry. The poem uses the biblical story of Jonah as an exemplum but expands on its Old Testament sources with startling poetic effects, vivid descriptions of the natural world, and probing theological questions. This new edition, with a lively, alliterative facing-page translation, will enable students and general readers, as well as scholars, to study and enjoy this poem.
A critical introduction explores the poem’s themes, poetics, and social and political contexts, and a rich selection of historical appendices includes biblical sources, contemporary analogues, visual material from the Cotton Nero A.x manuscript and other illuminated manuscripts, and maps of the world of the poem.
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