Sin and Evil in Medieval Literature readings.

The Book of Job

The Book of Job, available online at drbo.org, among other places.

Sermo Lupi ad Anglos

Sermo Lupi ad Anglos, the Sermon of the Wolf to the English. Remember to click "translation" in the left-side panel, that is, if you're not fluent in Old English.

The Book of Margery Kempe

The Book of Margery Kempe, edited by Lynn Staley (TEAMS text).

The Shewings of Julian of Norwich

The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, edited by Georgia Ronan Crampton (TEAMS text).

Sir Owain

Sir Owain, edited by Edward E. Foster (TEAMS text).

The Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis, available online at drbo.org, among other places.

The Tale of Thorstein Shiver

The Tale of Thorstein Shiver / Þattur Þorsteins Skelks Trans. Anthony Maxwell From The Complete Sagas of Icelanders

Canterbury Tales (ELF)

One online version of the Canterbury Tales, presented by the Electronic Literature Foundation. Note the "enface" and "interpolated" options in the drop-down "Edition" option on the left.

Canterbury Tales (Harvard)

Another online version of the Canterbury Tales, with "interlinear" options available.

Blickling Homily XVII

Blickling Homily XVII: The Dedication of St. Michael's Church, R. Morris, Ed. Published by the Early English Texts Society.

Cain's Monstrous Progeny in Beowulf: Part II, Post-Diluvian Survival

An article on Beowulf, Cain, and theories of the survival of evil after the Biblical flood, by Ruth Mellinkoff.

Why Violence Works

Benjamin Ginsberg discusses the effectiveness of violence in achieving ends, in an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, adapted from his book The Value of Violence.

Genesis A, ll.1-234

The first lines of the Old English Verse Genesis from the Junius MS, edited and translated by Daniel Anlezark.

Sin and Evil in Medieval Literature Assignments.