Saturn of the Several Faces: A Survey of the Medieval Mythographic Traditions

Tinkle, Theresa

doi:10.1484/j.viator.2.301395

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S olomon and S aturn

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Echard³

et al. 2017

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain

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The four Old English Solomon and Saturn texts are part of a long tradition of Solomonic wisdom dialogues. Solomon and Saturn I describes the powers of the Lord's Prayer, showing how its letters attack the devil. It is a testament both to Anglo‐Saxon charm lore and to interest in learning and literacy. The little‐studied Prose Pater Noster Dialogue paints a fantastic battle between the devil and prayer, and may have been a source for Solomon and Saturn I . Solomon and Saturn II moves from riddles to lyrical meditations on fate. It is variously seen as unusual wisdom literature or an anxious treatment of oriental learning. The Prose Solomon and Saturn demonstrates the interest among Anglo‐Saxon intellectuals in apocryphal lore, scientific knowledge, and riddles based on literal readings of scripture.

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