Abstract
The Life of Job is an English biblical poem from the middle of the fifteenth century: a time when biblical poetry was not generally being written.¹ It is a short poem, in rhyme royal stanzas, composed in aureate language that reads like an imitation of Lydgate. The poem cuts all the central material from the canonical Book of Job, removing all questioning about divine justice and the human condition. This leaves a kind of saint’s life, with Job as a man of straightforwardly exemplary patience who is tested, rewarded and eventually dies. This hagiographical presentation, along with the incorporation of...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 211-242 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | New Medieval Literatures |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 0 |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Mar 2018 |
Structured keywords
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Material Texts
Keywords
- Middle English literature
- Biblical literature
- Medieval drama
- Manuscripts
- Religious culture
- Biblical translation
- Fifteenth-century literature
