LITERARY STRUCTURES Edited by John Gardner The Construction of Christian Poetry in Old English by John Gardner SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS Carbondale and Edwardsville Fefjer & Simons, Inc. London and Amsterdam Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Gardner, John Champlin, 1933- The construction of Christian poetry in Old English. (Literary structures) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Anglo-Saxon poetry—History and criticism. 2. Christian poetry, Anglo-Saxon—History and criticism. I. Title. PR201.G37 829'. 1 74-28475 ISBN 0-8093-0705-7 Copyright © 1975 by Southern Illinois University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Designed by Gary Gore To my teacher, John C. McGalliard