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Caedmon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cædmon , fl. 670, English poet. He was reputed by Bede to be the author of early English versions of various Old Testament stories. According to Bede, Cædmon was an ignorant herder who received his poetic powers through a vision. During his later years he became a lay brother in the abbey of Whitby. In 1655, Franciscus Junius, a Dutch scholar, published the text of several Old English poems, including "Exodus" and "Daniel," and ascribed them to Cædmon; modern scholars dispute this conclusion. Bibliography: See E. V. K. Dobbie, Cædmon's Hymn and Bede's... Read more
Caedmon
Encyclopedia of World Biography Caedmon Old English poetry appears in two forms: heroic and Christian...and uses the poetic form to present a moral perspective. Caedmon (died ca. 680) is recognized as being among the earliest of the Christian poets. Information about Caedmon's life is sketchy. The English theologian, St. Bede the... Read more
Caedmon
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Caedmon (d. c. 680), the earliest English Christian poet. According to Bede , Caedmon was a labourer at the monastery of Whitby, who received in a vision the gift of composing verses in praise of God; he then became a monk and turned the Scriptures into verse. Read more

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Bede's Caedmon, "The Man Who Had No Story" (Irish Tale-Type 2412B).(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Magazine article from: Folklore; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...been cited to Bede's account of the poet Caedmon, none are very close. The plot of a tale...Clinching this connection is the motif that Caedmon, a lowly cowherd, is called by name by...tale. Moreover, he added the story of Caedmon's later life and pious death. Bede's monastic... Read more
Sister Caedmon Earle, OP
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 3/18/2005; 176 words ; SINSINAWA, Wis. - Sister Caedmon Earle, OP, 88, of St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday...Funeral Home, East Dubuque, Ill., is in charge of arrangements. Sister Caedmon was an elementary teacher for 35 years and in pastoral ministry... Read more
Thanks to Caedmon.(ARTS & CULTURE)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Town & Country; 2/1/2007; ; 219 words ; ...Welty. I've gotten to know both women through Caedmon, the audio imprint founded in 1952. Caedmon was the first company to produce and sell recordings...Fitzgerald's Bernice Bobs Her Hair, part of Caedmon's Essential CD series (the equivalent of a... Read more
Caedmon's Call at Wheaton College
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Wheaton (IL); 9/23/2005; 113 words ; As part of a three week "Share the Well" tour, folk-rock group Caedmon's Call will perform Sept. 24 at Wheaton College. Opening for the music group is John David Webster debuting his album "Made to... Read more
For 50th anniversary, Harper Audio is re-releasing Caedmon titles.(Knight Ridder Newspaper)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/16/2001; ; 511 words ; ...and, as it turns out, the founding of Caedmon, one of the early audio-book companies...and Roney still live in New York, but Caedmon has since been absorbed by Harper Audio. For a while, some of the old Caedmon titles fell out of print, the master... Read more
Tuesday Book: The poets who weren't afraid of the Dark Ages The Story of Poetry: English poets and poetry from Caedmon to Caxton by Michael Schmidt (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pounds 25)
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/3/2001; ; 634 words ; ...as a daunting work. After all, it begins with an account of Caedmon, the divinely inspired cowherd from Whitby who lived in the...example. In other ways, they seem to anticipate the future. Caedmon regarded himself as inspired when he wrote his great Hymn to... Read more
Caedmon's Call heads the class of '04
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 1/1/2005; ; 540 words ; ...look at the Top 10 records from the past 12 months. No. 1: Caedmon's Call, "Share the Well" (Essential, 17 songs, 56 minutes...made such a profound and eloquent political statement as Caedmon Call does on "Share the Well." Written and recorded with local... Read more
POP MUSIC; JARS OF CLAY & CAEDMON'S CALL.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/16/2003; ; 138 words ; ...1995 with Flood and is fresh off an American Music Award nomination for its latest CD, The Eleventh Hour. Critics' darling Caedmon's Call, led by Houston couple Cliff and Danielle Young, has another likely Dove Award winner with its acoustic-flavored album... Read more
Profile: Creation of Caedmon Audio
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/5/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Creation of Caedmon Audio Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 10:00-11...a very highbrow started a revolution. Caedmon Audio recorded words instead of music...patient etherized upon a table... EDWARDS: Caedmon was the first to market spoken word recordings... Read more
Numerical and geometric patterning in Caedmon's Hymn.(Essays)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: ANQ; 6/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...two hundred years, scholarly interest in Caedmon's Hymn has concentrated on the oral, folkloric, and traditional Germanic aspects of Caedmon's story and oeuvre. (1) The past forty...approach has its origins in the case of Caedmon's Hymn in the work of Bernard F. Huppe... Read more

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