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Old Testament Narratives Shakespeare studies & criticism ” – Washington PostThe Old English poems in this volume are among the first retellings of scriptural texts in a European vernacular. More than simple translations, they recast the familiar plots in daringly imaginative ways, from Satan's seductive pride (anticipating Milton), to a sympathetic yet tragic Eve, to Moses as a headstrong Germanic warrior king, to the lyrical nature poetry in Azarias. Whether or not the legendary Caedmon authored any of the poems in this