Exodus (Old English poem)
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Exodus (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt, notable for its heroic style and place in the Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exodus (Old English poem) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon literature
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Old English poem ⓘ alliterative verse ⓘ biblical paraphrase ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Exodus (Anglo-Saxon poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Exodus
NERFINISHED
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biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Moses
NERFINISHED
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Pharaoh ⓘ |
| genre |
alliterative poetry
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biblical epic ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English biblical poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of Old English biblical epic
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important witness to Anglo-Saxon religious poetry ⓘ notable for heroic recasting of biblical narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition ⓘ |
| manuscript | Junius Manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Israelites’ escape from Egypt
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crossing of the Red Sea ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| period | early medieval ⓘ |
| poeticForm | alliterative long line ⓘ |
| portrays |
Israelites as a war-band
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Moses as heroic leader ⓘ Pharaoh and Egyptians as enemies ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
alliterative
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heroic ⓘ |
| subject | Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between God’s people and their enemies
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deliverance ⓘ faith and obedience ⓘ salvation history ⓘ |
| title | Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
divine intervention in battle
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journey or exile ⓘ sea as barrier ⓘ |
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