Anderson, George K. "The Old English Christian Epic." In his The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons, pp. 105-53. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1949.

Locates the poems of Cynewulf within the context of the Christian heroic epic.

Blackburn, F. A. "Is the 'Christ' of Cynewulf a Single Poem?" Anglia 19 (1897): 89-98.

Contends that differences in "subject-matter, form, and method of treatment" suggest that the three parts of the "Christ" can be attributed to separate authors.

Calder, Daniel G. Twayne's English Authors Series: Cynewulf Edited by George Economou, Twayne Publishers, 1981.

Comprehensive overview of Cynewulf's work, including commentary on poems attributed to him by some critics.

Campbell, Jackson J. "Cynewulf s Multiple Revelations." Medievalia et Humanistica: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Culture 3 (1972): 257-77.

Describes the interpretive problems of Cynewulf's Elene and claims that the poem represents a "series of life-giving revelation."

Chase, Colin. "God's Presence through Grace as the Theme of Cynewulf's 'Christ II' and the Relationship of This Theme to 'Christ I' and 'Christ III'." Anglo-Saxon England 3 (1974): 87-101.

Explores Cynewulf's interpretation of Christ's ascension and suggests that the three parts of the poem depend thematically upon one another.

Frese, Dolores Warwick. "The Art of Cynewulf's Runic Signature." In Anglo-Saxon Poetry: Essays in Appreciation, edited by Lewis E. Nicholson and Dolores Warwick Frese, pp. 312-34. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1975.

Examines the runic signatures in Cynewulf's poems.

Gardner, John. '."Elene' and the 'Dream of the Rood'." In his The Construction of Christian Poetry in Old English, pp. 85-105. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1975.

Discusses the spiritual significance of heroism in two of Cynewulf's poems.

Olsen, Alexandra Hennessy. Speech, Song, and Poetic Craft: The Artistry of the Cynewulf Canon. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 1984, 186p.

Studies the importance of the use of language in the works of Cynewulf.

Peters, Leonard J. "The Relationship of the Old English 'Andreas' to 'Beowulf." PMLA 66, No. 5 (1951): 844-63.

Examines the claim that the imagery and style of the Cynewulfian 'Andreas' parallels that of the heroic epic 'Beowulf and concludes that 'Andreas' stands as an original poem.

Schaar, Claes. Critical Studies in the Cynewulf Group. New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1967, 337p.

Reviews the major works of Cynewulf scholarship and provides an analysis of the stylistic problems of Cynewulf's poetry.

Sisam, Kenneth. "Cynewulf and His Poetry." Proceedings of the British Academy 18 (1932): 303-31.

Surveys what is known of the identity of Cynewulf and what is revealed of his character and interests through his poetry.

Smithson, George Arnold. "The Old English Christian Epic: A Study in the Plot-Technique of the 'Juliana,' the 'Elene,' the 'Andreas,' and the 'Christ,' in comparison with the 'Beowulf and with the Latin Literature of the Middle Ages." In University of California Publications in Modern Philology, Vol. 1, edited by Lucien Foulet, Charles M. Gayley and H. K. Schilling, pp. 303-400. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1909-10.

Reviews the literary context of which Cynewulfian poetry is a part and claims that the Old English tradition of the time was "practically uninfluenced" by Latin literature.

Tupper, Frederick. "The Philological Legend of Cynewulf." PMLA 26, No. 2 (1911): 235-79.

Claims that the philological conclusions regarding Cynewulfian poetry are generally unfounded, given the limited available information.

Wardale, E. E. "Cynewulf." In his Chapters on Old English Literature, pp. 150-77. New York: Russell & Russell, Inc., 1965.

Presents a general introduction to the signed poems of Cynewulf.

Wrenn, C. L. "Cynewulf and the Christian Establishment." In his A Study of Old English Literature. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1967, 282p.

Studies Christian imagery in the signed and unsigned poems attributed to Cynewulf.