Project Gutenberg 2005-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 115 Mason, Lawrence 1882 1939 Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough) 1853 1927 Cook, Albert Stanburrough Genesis A : $b Translated from the Old English New York Henry Holt And Company 1915 The text upon which this work is based is that of the Grein-Wülker Bibliothek der Angelsächsischen Poesie, 1894, save for a few minor changes in punctuation and the few departures recorded in the Notes. Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Genesis A: Translated from the Old English" by Lawrence Mason and Albert S. Cook is a translation of an Old English poem written in the early 20th century. This work provides an accessible version of a lengthy versified paraphrase of the Biblical Book of Genesis, particularly focusing on themes of creation, sin, and divine retribution, which are pivotal in the Christian narrative. The translation seeks to present the original poem's literary qualities to modern readers while maintaining fidelity to the content. The opening of "Genesis A" outlines the creation narrative and the fall of angels led by a prideful figure. The text begins with a salutation praising God as the eternal ruler, emphasizing His omnipotence and the joy of the angels who once lived in harmony with Him. The narrative quickly shifts to the rebellion of the angels, their subsequent punishment, and the creation of the earth as a new home for humanity following the void left by their fall. The text sets forth the themes of good versus evil and divine judgment, illustrating the consequences of pride and sin, which will develop further in the retelling of the Genesis story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 202338 202313 2024-10-07T06:26:47.112285 2023-09-07T07:54:29.192712 text/html text/html 210377 2020-12-14T09:57:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 65053 2020-12-14T09:57:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151153 2024-10-07T06:26:58.695706 application/epub+zip 152089 2024-10-07T06:26:52.339244 application/epub+zip 130727 2024-10-07T06:26:49.805262 application/epub+zip 270635 2024-10-07T06:27:02.096709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239736 2024-10-07T06:26:56.653737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209475 2022-09-07T22:44:09.202075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147322 147243 2024-10-07T06:26:45.724285 2023-09-07T07:54:28.229707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147056 2020-12-14T09:57:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55116 2020-12-14T09:57:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147084 2020-12-14T09:57:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55090 2020-12-14T09:57:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21944 2024-10-07T06:27:02.709689 application/rdf+xml 12251 2024-10-07T06:26:50.909253 image/jpeg 3101 2024-10-07T06:26:50.393269 image/jpeg 143694 2024-10-07T06:26:47.129418 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