The Order of the World
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The Order of the World is an Old English religious poem from the Exeter Book that reflects on divine creation, cosmic order, and the place of humanity within God’s design.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Exeter Book poem
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Old English poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
human responsibility before God
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proper understanding of creation ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| collection | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late Anglo-Saxon monastic culture ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose | to instruct listeners about God’s ordering of the world ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God as creator
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human dependence on God ⓘ orderliness of creation ⓘ |
| form | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| intendedMode | oral performance ⓘ |
| language | Old English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English wisdom poetry ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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biblical allusion ⓘ parallelism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Exeter Cathedral Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| originalMedium | parchment manuscript ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant in single manuscript ⓘ |
| reflects |
Anglo-Saxon Christian cosmology
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medieval theological views of creation ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Christ (Exeter Book)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guthlac (Exeter Book) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phoenix (Exeter Book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglo-Saxon Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian didactic ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | relationship between God, creation, and humanity ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic order
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divine creation ⓘ divine wisdom ⓘ moral exhortation ⓘ place of humanity in God’s design ⓘ providence ⓘ transience of earthly life ⓘ |
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