Sign-In
Cart
The Old English Elene, Phoenix, and Physiologus
Paperback
Literary CriticismGeneral ChristianityGeneral Poetry
ISBN13: 9781024075014
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This volume presents three significant Old English poems: “Elene, †“Phoenix, †and “Physiologus.†Edited by Albert S. Cook, this collection offers invaluable insights into Anglo-Saxon literary and religious culture.
“Elene†recounts the story of Saint Helenaâ€(TM)s quest to find the True Cross, blending historical narrative with religious devotion. “Phoenix†draws on classical and Christian symbolism to explore themes of resurrection and renewal, presenting a vibrant allegory of spiritual rebirth. The “Physiologus, †an early bestiary, combines natural history with moral and allegorical interpretations of various animals, offering a glimpse into the medieval understanding of the natural world and its relationship to Christian doctrine.
This edition provides a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in Old English literature, religious history, and the development of medieval thought. It showcases the richness and complexity of Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
1 different editions
Also available
Also from
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Edmund Burke's Speech on Conciliation With America. Edited With Notes and an Introd. by Albert S. Cook
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Paperback
The Phonological Investigation of Old English; Illustrated by a Series of Fifty Problems
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hardcover
The Old English Physiologus. Text and Prose Translation by Albert Stanburrough Cook; Verse Translation by James Hall Pitman
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Pitman, James Hall
Paperback
Select Translations from Old English Prose
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Paperback
A First Book in Old English; Grammar, Reader, Notes, and Vocabulary
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Paperback
A First Book in Old English; Grammar, Reader, Notes, and Vocabulary
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hardcover
A Defense of Poetry. Edited with Introd. and Notes by Albert S. Cook
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hardcover
Select Translations From Old English Prose
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Paperback
The Old English Physiologus. Text and Prose Translation by Albert Stanburrough Cook; Verse Translation by James Hall Pitman
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Pitman, James Hall
Hardcover
Select Translations From Old English Prose
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster
Hardcover
A Defense of Poetry. Edited With Introd. and Notes by Albert S. Cook
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hardcover
A Defense of Poetry. Edited With Introd. and Notes by Albert S. Cook
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Paperback
An Answer to the Question 'what is Poetry?' Including Remarks on Versification
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hunt, Leigh
Hardcover
Judith, an old English Epic Fragment. Edited, With Introd., Facsim., Translation, Complete Glossary, and Various Indexes by Albert S. Cook
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hardcover
Select Translations From Old English Poetry
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster
Cook, Albert S. 1853-1927
Hardcover
Also in
Literary Criticism
An Empire of Air and Water: Uncolonizable Space in the British Imagination, 175-185
Carroll, Siobhan
Hardcover
Up from the Depths: Herman Melville, Lewis Mumford, and Rediscovery in Dark Times
Sachs, Aaron
Hardcover
Queer Faith: Reading Promiscuity and Race in the Secular Love Tradition
Sanchez, Melissa E.
Paperback
Ancient Rome at the Cinema: Story and Spectacle in Hollywood and Rome
Theodorakopoulos, Elena
Paperback
How to Be a Cat: (Cat Books for Kids, Cat Gifts for Kids, Cat Picture Book)
Swerling, Lisa
Lazar, Ralph
Hardcover
Hidden Hemingway: Inside the Ernest Hemingway Archives of Oak Park
Vetch, Aaron
Cirino, Mark
Elder
Hardcover
Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay
Pitavy, Francois
Alighieri, Dante
Paperback
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Large Print Edition)
Foster, Thomas C.
Paperback
Much ADO about Nothing: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Twelfth Night: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Penelope's Bones: A New History of Homer's World Through the Women Written Out of It
Hauser, Emily
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
Saunders, George
Paperback
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
Rundell, Katherine
Hardcover
Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
Hamilton, Edith
Hardcover
Mean Dads for a Better America: The Generous Rewards of an Old-Fashioned Childhood
Shillue, Tom
Paperback
The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Paperback
But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition: 40 Love Stories That Inspired Our Favorite Films
Lopez, Kristen
Hardcover
Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend
Romney, Rebecca
Paperback
Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance: The Forgotten Founding Mothers of the Fairy Tale and the Stories That They Spun
Harrington, Jane
Hardcover
Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-The-Pooh
Brandreth, Gyles
Hardcover
A Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe
Ogden, Emily
Hardcover
Julius Caesar: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Odyssey: An Illustrated Guide: A Character-By-Character Guide to the Story of Odysseus
Metzger, Doug
Hardcover
The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women: Serving Tea with a Side of Scorn
Reed, Emily
Hardcover
The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classical Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded
Fadiman, Clifton
Major, John S.
Paperback
As You Like It: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Greek Tragedies: Seventeen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Paperback
The Dream Factory: London's First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare
Swift, Daniel
Hardcover
A Treacherous Secret Agent: How Literature Spoke Truth to Power During the Red Scare
Garber, Marjorie
Hardcover