This paper begins by addressing a seeming redundancy in Coedmon's Hymn whereby creation appears to be described twice, both "then" and "afterwards". The paper argues a three-part narrative of creation ...

Long before pens met parchment in monasteries, an illiterate herdsman named Caedmon changed the course of English literature. Inspired by a divine dream, he composed the first known Christian hymn in ...

In 1952, Barbara Holdridge and her best friend, Marianne Roney, had just graduated from college when they made a move that would forever change the literary world. Looking for a way to get into the ...

This essay sets out to reexamine the significance for English literary history of Bede's account of the poet Cædmon in his Historia. Bede's own interest in the story is assessed first; C. L. Wrenn's ...

In celebration of 50 years of spoken-word publishing, Caedmon released “Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection,” available as audiocassettes and a beautifully designed 11-CD set. Salon Premium ...

In celebration of 50 years of spoken-word publishing, Caedmon released “Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection,” available as audiocassettes and a beautifully designed 11-CD set. Salon Premium ...