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The Descent Into Hell, a poem in the Exeter Book.

The article presents an in-depth analysis of the translation and literary elements of the anonymous Old English poem "The Descent into Hell," found within the Exeter Book. Introductory details are given describing the unpopularity of the work among scholastic circles. Topics then addressed include a...

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Published in:Notes & Queries Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 6 - 13
Main Author: Stanley, E. G.
Format: Poetry Review
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2015
Subjects:
Old English poetry
Descent Into Hell, The (Poem)
Exeter Book (Book)
Epithets
Jesus Christ > Descent into hell
Love of God
Literary criticism
Poetry (Literary form)
Christian poetry
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