Daniel (Old English poem)

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Daniel (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative verse retelling of the biblical Book of Daniel, notable for its Christian moral themes and place within the corpus of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old English poem
alliterative verse
biblical paraphrase
religious poem
adaptationType retelling
basedOn Book of Daniel
biblicalBookAdapted Book of Daniel
containsCharacter Abednego
Daniel (biblical figure)
Meshach
Nebuchadnezzar
linked to: Nebuchadnezzar II

Shadrach
countryOfOrigin England
culture Anglo-Saxon
linked to: Anglo-Saxons
didacticFocus Christian ethical instruction
focusesOnEvent Dreams of Nebuchadnezzar
Fiery furnace episode
form alliterative verse
genre biblical poetry
religious poetry
language Old English
literaryCategory Old English biblical poetry
Old English religious poetry
literaryMovement Anglo-Saxon Christian poetry
literaryTradition Anglo-Saxon literature
Old English literature
meter Old English alliterative meter
moralPurpose didactic
narrativeSource Old Testament
originalAudience Christian Anglo-Saxons
partOf corpus of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry
corpus of Old English biblical verse
period Anglo-Saxon period
religion Christianity
script Latin alphabet
stylisticFeature alliteration
formulaic diction
traditional heroic style applied to biblical material
theme Christian morality
divine justice
faith under persecution
kingship and authority
obedience to God
pride and its punishment
prophecy

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Anglo-Saxon literature notableWork Daniel (Old English poem)
Junius Manuscript containsWork Daniel (Old English biblical poem)
linked to: Daniel (Old English poem)
Genesis (Old English poem) sharesManuscriptWith Daniel (Old English poem)