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A contribution to the comparative study of the medieval visions of heaven and hell : with special reference to the Middle-English versions

CONTENTS. Introduction, Page. 1 I. Sources and General Development of the Visions, 9 1. Oriental Analogues, 9 2. Influence of Classical Antiquity, 20 3. The Old Testament, 21 4. The Book of Enoch, 21 5. The New Testament, 25 6. The Gospel of Nicodemus, 26 7. The Vision of Thespesius, 27 8. The Apocalypse of Peter, 29 II. The Visions in Anglo-Saxon Literature, 49 1. Visions Recounted by Bede, 49 2. The Anglo-Saxon Hell, 54 (а) The Poets, 54 (b) The Homilists, 64 3. The Anglo-Saxon Purgatory, 69 III. The Middle-English Visions, 74 1. The Vision of St. Paul, 74 2. The Vision of Tundale, 81 3. St. Patrick's Purgatory, 87 4. The Vision of the Monk of Eynsham, 93 5. The Vision of Thurcill, 96 Digitized by Google. · Vita · Includes bibliographical references · Photocopy · Photocopy

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