Juliana (poem)
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Juliana is an Old English religious poem, preserved in the Exeter Book, that recounts the legend and martyrdom of Saint Juliana.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
ⓘ
hagiographical poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | monastic readers ⓘ |
| basedOn | Latin passio of Saint Juliana ⓘ |
| compositionDate | before 1000 ⓘ |
| containedIn | Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDialogue | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose | encouragement of steadfast faith ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
demon
ⓘ
pagan suitor ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
demon interrogation
ⓘ
rejection of pagan marriage ⓘ virgin martyr ⓘ |
| form | narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingText | yes ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse narrative ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | West Saxon dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Old English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Saint Juliana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Exeter, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
execution of Saint Juliana
ⓘ
torture of Saint Juliana ⓘ trial of Saint Juliana ⓘ |
| originalScript | Old English runic and Latin alphabet tradition ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recounts |
legend of Saint Juliana
ⓘ
martyrdom of Saint Juliana ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Latin Christian hagiography ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | edification of Christians ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| saintDepicted | Saint Juliana of Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| subject | Christian martyr ⓘ |
| theme |
chastity
ⓘ
faith versus paganism ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| writtenInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
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