Andreas
Subtitle: and, the fates of the apostles
By: edited, with introduction, commentary, and glossary by Kenneth R. Brooks
Contributors: Cynewulf
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Sandpiper Books; Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780198114222
Subjects: Apostles; Poetry; Vercelli Book (handschrift)
Other titles: Andreas ; and, The fates of the apostles; Fates of the apostles.
Work titles: Andreas (Old English poem)
Notes: Andreas, based on the legend of Saint Andrew, has often been attributed to Cynewulf. The fates of the apostles is by Cynewulf.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xlvi-li) and index.

Text of the poems in Old English.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: 1. The Vercelli Manuscript; title: 2. The sources of Andreas; title: 3. The authorship and date of Andreas; title: 4. Poetic traditions in Andreas; title: 5. Mermedonia; title: 6. The Fates of the Apostles; title: 7. The language of the texts; title: 8. Metre; title: Bibliography; title: Abbreviations; title: Note on the text; title: Text: Andreas; title: The Fates of the Apostles; title: Commentary: Andreas; title: The Fates of the Apostles; title: Glossary; title: List of proper names; title: Appendixes: I. The 'Bonnet Fragment'; title: II. Cynewulf's other runic signatures; title: Index.