Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Feud Settlements in Beowulf -- 2 The Temporal World in Beowulf -- 3 The Jural World in Beowulf -- 4 The Economy of Honour in Beowulf -- 5 The Psychological World in Beowulf -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
Summary
In this cross-disciplinary study, John Hill looks at Beowulf from a comparative ethnological point of view. He provides a thorough examination of the socio-cultural dimensions of the text and compares the social milieu of Beowulf to that of similarly organized cultures