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Obermeyer, Denis J.

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The relationship of theology and literary form in "The Dream of the Rood".

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The relationship of theology and literary form in "The Dream of the Rood"./
Author:	Obermeyer, Denis J.
Description:	343 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-12, Section: A, page: 4584.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-12A.
Subject:	Literature, Medieval. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3246954

The relationship of theology and literary form in "The Dream of the Rood".
Obermeyer, Denis J.

The relationship of theology and literary form in "The Dream of the Rood". - 343 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-12, Section: A, page: 4584.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Catholic University of America, 2007.

"The Dream of the Rood" is a 156-line poem that has been recognized as one of the best pieces of poetry in Old English. Yet the unknown poet's capacity to unite a Nicene christology with Old English poetry needs further exploration from a theological perspective. Whereas studies by Rosemary Woolf and Anthony Grosso have addressed the influence of Nicene theology on the Dream poem, this dissertation explores the contributions of Old English poetry and its heroic anthropology to the missionary Church of Anglo-Saxon England.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Literature, Medieval.

The relationship of theology and literary form in "The Dream of the Rood".
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520 $a "The Dream of the Rood" is a 156-line poem that has been recognized as one of the best pieces of poetry in Old English. Yet the unknown poet's capacity to unite a Nicene christology with Old English poetry needs further exploration from a theological perspective. Whereas studies by Rosemary Woolf and Anthony Grosso have addressed the influence of Nicene theology on the Dream poem, this dissertation explores the contributions of Old English poetry and its heroic anthropology to the missionary Church of Anglo-Saxon England.
520 $a In England we find an unusual blend of theological strains that includes influences from Ephrem the Deacon's poetry, Augustine of Hippo's philosophically augmented theology, and the monastic theology of Gregory the Great. Each in their own way advanced a theological poetics in England. Religious poetry is a continuation of the process of revelation wherein that which has been revealed is now internalized and shared in a compelling manner. The Dream poet did not just retell the tale of Christ's crucifixion. Only after the process of contemplation did the poet share his insights into the events surrounding the cross. Thus, while the Dream poem reflects elements of biblical commentary and homiletics, the poem also offers a process of discovery for its audience. In this regard the poem shares characteristics with the Old English riddle, wherein the process of arriving at an answer is as important as the answer itself. As such the poem is a fitting vehicle for the communication of paradox. A proper paradox does not demand a resolution. Rather each element of the paradox is maintained while at the same time pointing to a reality that holds all good things together: the divine Word through whom everything came into being.
520 $a The Dream poem is able to present a number of paradoxes within a relatively few lines. The paradox of Christ the hero who is also the suffering servant is one of the most compelling and disturbing elements in the Dream poem. Attempts by literary and Anglo-Saxon scholars to force the "heroic Christ" into Gustaf Aulen's Christus Victor model of Christology offer only limited insights into the Dream poem. The heroic anthropology was predisposed to see both the human and divine natures of Christ as operative in soteriology. The divine role in salvation was put in terms of kenosis, God's self emptying, rather than as the triumphant king who defeats Satan. The process of mutual identifications within the poem demonstrates that theosis, or divinization, is made possible by a God who has truly identified with humanity, even to the point of suffering on the cross. Thus, in the Dream poem we are given an example of inculturation that uses a native anthropology to highlight a traditional Christian theme found in the New Testament and the Fathers of the Church.
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