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5. Ring composition and the digressions of 'Exodus': the 'legacy' of the 'remnant'

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis

Subjects
Bible. O.T. Exodus (Sacred work) -- Portrayals, Anglo-Saxon literature -- Criticism and interpretation, Languages and linguistics, Literature/writing
Abstract

'The Old English Exodus,' like 'Beowulf,' was composed in a ring stucture that presented widely separated events as part of the overall theme of the City of God. Expansions and gaps scholars have seen as structural flaws are devices to help the poem's early audiences see one event in terms of others.

Published
2001

6. 'Remnant' and ritual: the place of 'Daniel' and 'Christ and Satan' in the Junius epic

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis

Subjects
Daniel (Poem) -- Criticism and interpretation, Christ and Satan (Poem) -- Criticism and interpretation, Salvation -- Portrayals, Languages and linguistics, Literature/writing
Abstract

The poems in the Junius Manuscript, including 'Daniel' and 'Christ and Satan,' are related to the Holy Saturday liturgy in that they feature a temporally disjointed representation of salvation history, particularly with regard to the prophetic use of 'holy remnants' such as Noah, Isaac, Moses and Daniel, and their identification with faith and deliverance. The poems' untraditional sequence also suggests that they are more closely related to the liturgy than to the scriptures.

Published
1994

7. Beyond the Gothic cathedral: post-modern reflections in the 'Canterbury Tales.'

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis

Subjects
The Canterbury Tales (Poetry collection) -- Criticism and interpretation, Point of view (Literature) -- Analysis, Literature/writing
Abstract

A post-modern reading of the final segment of 'The Canterbury Tales,' in which Geoffrey Chaucer establishes a narrative voice in a work that seems too broad to address one voice or view, suggests that the poet's challenge to choose an interpretation cannot be met. The multiple perspectives in the Tales do not allow for a single perception, even one based solely on spiritual fulfillment or lack of fulfillment. Chaucer invokes the gap between the two, leaving the reader with the option to choose one or the other, a choice that would be pointless in the context of 'The Canterbury Tales.'

Published
1994

8. The Remnant: Essays on a Theme in Old English Verse

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis, Portnoy, Phyllis, Portnoy, Phyllis, and Portnoy, Phyllis

Abstract

The Medieval Review, (dlps) baj9928.0802.009, (tmr) 08.02.09, http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html

Published
2005

10. The legacy of the remnant, Old English laf and the junius cycle

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis C. and Portnoy, Phyllis C.

Abstract

The "remnant" has been a signifier of survival in literature since its earliest record. It speaks to the fundamental issue of continuance in a world where existence is always threatened, and posterity always a concern. In scriptural narrative, the "remnant" recurs as a motif describing "what is left" after a judgment by God. Through a process of redaction, translation and exegesis, the idea acquires messianic and eschatological connotations; survival becomes Salvation. The study of the "remnant" has focused on Near Eastern epic and biblical literatures. Little attention has yet been given to epics of the western tradition. The present study seeks to add to the scholarship of the "remnant" by demonstrating a theological usage of the motif at the very beginning of English epic, in the poems collected in Oxford, Bodleian Junius 11. The four poems in this codex, 'Genesis, Exodus, Daniel' and 'Christ and Satan', together comprise an epic of salvation history which seems to reflect the "remnant" idea in its Christian revision, and also in its liturgical celebration in the Easter Vigil. This distinguishes it from its usage in 'Beowulf ', where the "remnant" recurs as a topos of doom. To substantiate these claims for the codex, this study first traces the theological changes associated with the "remnant" motif in scripture and liturgy, asking ultimately: are we dealing with the same idea? It then attempts to establish a semantic norm for OE 'laf' ("remnant", "legacy"), asking ultimately: are we dealing with the same word, or meaning of a word? The study attempts to show that the Anglo-Saxon version of s lvation history is another vernacular translation of scripture deserving of attention. Like the Targums and the Septuagint, the Junius codex uses the "remnant" motif to transform Pentateuchal history into providential narrative. This narrative is similar to medieval mystery "cycles" and classical epic "cycles": each poem is a discrete work, but it has a larger significance a

Published
1998

13. RING COMPOSITION AND THE DIGRESSIONS OF EXODUS : THE ‘LEGACY’OF THE ‘REMNANT’.

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form)
Abstract

Examines an approach to reading the poem 'Exodus,' that describes an example of classical ring composition. Arrangement of narrative elements; Studies of ring composition in Old English; Narrative retardation, temporal compression and thematic intensification achieved through the use of ring structure and digression.

Published
2001
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14. `Remnant' and ritual: The place of Daniel and Christ and Satan in the Junius epic.

Author

Portnoy, Phyllis

Subjects
*LITURGY & poetry, *HISTORICAL criticism (Literature)
Abstract

Suggests correspondences to the liturgy for the books `Exodus', `Genesis' and related poems `Daniel' and `Christ and Satan.' Argues that the poems of the Junius Manuscript represent the individual liturgical lections for Holy Saturday; Criticism of a related study by J.R. Hall.

Published
1994
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