Cynewulf: Structure, Style, and Theme in His Poetry

The author's exploration of Cynewulf's poetry reveals that Cynewulf's thematic concerns are cosmic in scope, dealing with the establishment of the Christian "ordo", but at the same time intensely personal. Dr. Anderson finds, in Cynewulf's work, a balanced concern for individual and community and a balanced commitment to learning and to mystical religious experience that was characteristic of the Benedictine intellectual tradition in Anglo-Saxon England.