Project Gutenberg 2004-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 333 Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough) 1853 1927 Cook, Albert Stanburrough Pitman, James Hall 1896 Cynewulf Cynwulf Kynewulf The Old English Physiologus Yale Studies in English: LXIII Three short poems of the Exeter book: The panther, The whale, and The partridge; often ascribed to Cynewulf. Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Ben Beasley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Old English Physiologus" by Cynewulf is a collection of three poetic writings likely composed during the early medieval period. This work serves as a bestiary, offering moral and religious lessons derived from various creatures. Unlike typical bestiaries that include numerous animals, this text focuses on specific allegorical interpretations of a panther, a sea monster (asp-turtle), and a partridge, reflective of the era's fascination with nature's symbolism. The content revolves around the unique characteristics and lessons associated with each of the chosen animals. The panther, depicted as kind and enchanting, symbolizes Christ, with its beauty representing divine glory and the fragrance of redemption that draws followers to God. The asp-turtle, likened to a deceptive fiend, warns against the perils of temptation and the treachery of evil that ensnares the unwary. Lastly, the partridge serves as a metaphor for the soul's journey; just as the partridge raises chicks from stolen eggs, the narrative conveys a message about reclaiming one's true divine parentage. Each creature's portrayal not only engages the reader's imagination but also invites reflection on deeper spiritual truths embodied in the narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en ang Exeter book Bestiaries Animals -- Folklore -- Early works to 1800 Didactic poetry, English (Old) Animals -- Folklore -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 73168 73209 2024-10-06T13:24:42.398613 2023-09-07T04:01:27.701864 text/html text/html 72836 2020-12-19T01:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33910 2020-12-19T01:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105186 2024-10-06T13:24:47.739590 application/epub+zip 103530 2024-10-06T13:24:44.577616 application/epub+zip 92812 2024-10-06T13:24:43.283625 application/epub+zip 231417 2024-10-06T13:24:49.902593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219785 2024-10-06T13:24:46.880615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140773 2022-09-07T16:59:05.933176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54395 2024-10-06T13:24:41.916632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53013 2020-12-19T01:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 21226 2020-12-19T01:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 53727 2020-12-19T01:43:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21212 2020-12-19T01:43:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23312 2024-10-06T13:24:50.056579 application/rdf+xml 13684 2024-10-06T13:24:43.845612 image/jpeg 3977 2024-10-06T13:24:43.567608 image/jpeg 101001 2024-10-06T13:24:42.409621 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia