Reading Old English Biblical Poetry: The Book and the Poem in Junius 11

Reading Old English Biblical Poetry considers the Junius 11 manuscript, the only surviving illustrated book of Old English poetry, in terms of its earliest readers and their multiple strategies of reading and making meaning. Junius 11 begins with the Creation story and ends with the final vanquishing of Satan by Jesus.

The study is framed by particular attention to the materiality of the manuscript and how that might have informed its early reception, and it broadens considerations of readi...