Anonymous, Christ I

Mercedes Salvador-Bello (Universidad de Sevilla)

Ed. by Hugh Magennis, Queen's University Belfast
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.01: English Writing and Culture: Old English, 500-1066.
Vol. editors: Richard William Dance (University of Cambridge), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 970

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poem collection

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Christ I

, also known as the

Advent Lyrics

Christ A

, is a collection of 12 poems, appearing on fols. 8a-14a of the Exeter Book. It constitutes lines 1-439 of the poetic triad

Christ

, which was formerly considered to be one poem. Nowadays the lyric sequence

Christ I

is regarded as independent from

Christ II

and

Christ III

; however, it is quite clear that the three poems are thematically interrelated. In the manuscript the three works appear separated by the typical indicators of textual borders, double spacing and capitalization, which can be seen at the beginning of

Christ II

and

Christ III

. As these marks cannot be considered totally reliable in terms of textual delimitation, scholars have used other criteria to demonstrate that the three poems should be viewed as separate works. Hill,…

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Citation: Salvador-Bello, Mercedes. "Christ I". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 January 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=14718, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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