The structure of the old english Solomon and Saturn II

Neophilologus ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Dane
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
Solomon And Saturn Ii

Poisoned places: the Avernian tradition in Old English poetry

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 103-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Anlezark
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
English Poetry ◽  
Latin Literature ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Old English Poetry ◽  
Latin Epic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Solomon And Saturn Ii

AbstractScholars have long disputed whether or not Beowulf reflects the influence of Classical Latin literature. This essay examines the motif of the ‘poisoned place’ present in a range of texts known to the Anglo-Saxons, most famously represented by Avernus in the Aeneid. While Grendel's mere presents the best-known poisonous locale in Old English poetry, another is found in the dense and enigmatic poem Solomon and Saturn II. The relationship between these poems is discussed beside a consideration of the possibility that their use of the ‘Avernian tradition’ points to the influence of Latin epic on their Anglo-Saxon authors.

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