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An examination of how The Book of Psalms shaped medieval thought and helped develop the medieval English literary canon. The Book of Psalms had a profound impact on English literature from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period. This collection examines the various ways in which they shaped medieval English thought and contributed to the emergence of an English literary canon. It brings into dialogue experts on both Old and Middle English literature, thus breaking down the traditional disciplinary binaries of both pre- and post-Conquest English and late medieval and Early Modern, as well as emphasizing the complex and fascinating relationship between Latin and the vernacular languages of England. Its three main themes, translation, adaptation and voice, enable a rich variety of perspectives on the Psalms and medieval English literature to emerge. TAMARA ATKIN is Senior Lecturer in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Literature at Queen Mary University of London; FRANCIS LENEGHAN is Associate Professor of OldEnglish at The University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford Contributors: Daniel Anlezark, Mark Faulkner, Vincent Gillespie, Michael P. Kuczynski, David Lawton, Francis Leneghan, Jane Roberts, Mike Rodman Jones, Elizabeth Solopova, Lynn Staley, Annie Sutherland, Jane Toswell, Katherine Zieman.

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Altogether this is a highly successful collection, balancing tightly focused read-ings with widely applicable concepts. . . . The editors and contributors are to be congratulated. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY Deserves a place on the shelf of every academic library devoted to the study of the Middle Ages. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES A handsomely produced book.with essays that are always interesting and often exhilarating to read. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY [A] go-to resource for anyone working on medieval psalms. Any medievalist or biblical scholar interested in the Psalms can confidently say to the editors and contributors of this volume, 'Thy word is a lantern unto my feet and a light unto my paths.' MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES

[A] go-to resource for anyone working on medieval psalms. Any medievalist or biblical scholar interested in the Psalms can confidently say to the editors and contributors of this volume, 'Thy word is a lantern unto my feet and a light unto my paths.' MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES

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FRANCIS LENEGHAN is Associate Professorof Old English at The University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College. ANNIE SUTHERLAND is Associate Professor, University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow in Old and Middle English, Somerville College. FRANCIS LENEGHAN is Associate Professorof Old English at The University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College. M.J. TOSWELL is a Professor at theUniversity of Western Ontario. Mike Rodman Jones is Associate Professor of Medieval and Early Modern Literature in the School of English, University of Nottingham.

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