Juliana

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Juliana is an Old English religious poem attributed to the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, recounting the legend and martyrdom of Saint Juliana.

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Juliana canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hagiographical poem ⓘ
Old English religious poem ⓘ
associatedWith Cynewulfian canon ⓘ
Old English poetic corpus ⓘ
attributedTo Cynewulf ⓘ
author Cynewulf ⓘ
basedOn legend of Saint Juliana ⓘ
characterType female saint protagonist ⓘ
culturalContext Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
features alliterative verse ⓘ
focusesOn conflict between Christian and pagan authority ⓘ
genre hagiography ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
literaryDevice direct speech and dialogue ⓘ
literaryForm narrative poem ⓘ
literaryTradition Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Saint Juliana ⓘ
period Early Middle Ages ⓘ
portrays martyrdom of Saint Juliana ⓘ
steadfastness in faith under persecution ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
religiousFunction edification of Christian audience ⓘ
religiousGenre saints' lives ⓘ
setting late antique Christian world ⓘ
subject life of a Christian martyr ⓘ
theme Christian faith ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
spiritual struggle ⓘ
writtenInVerse yes ⓘ

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