ABSTRACT
Margaret Schlauch's earlier essay on prosopopoeia in the Dream of the Rood is an exception to the first part of this statement, but on the whole it is true to say that scholars have found it convenient to keep Latin distinct from the vernacular and poetry distinct from prose. The vision of Fursa is an account of Fursa's experiences in the other world, the moral education he receives there, and his subsequently improved moral life on earth. Since Fursa's vision encompasses public revelation as well as private revelation, the fourth and final part is a logical conclusion. It is a reportorial account of Fursa's life after his vision that stresses the impact of that vision on Christian society. The angel at Fursa's right side soothes his reluctance to enter the body by promising that the angels will take him again after his "carfulnysse godre fremmincge."
