| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Choosing a Translation -- The Hero Comes to Denmark -- Beowulf vs. Grendel -- Beowulf vs. Grendel's Mother -- Beowulf vs. the Dragon -- Literary Techniques -- Placing Beowulf on a Timeline -- Language and Poetry -- Religion in Beowulf -- Anglo-Saxon Culture -- Modern Adaptations of Beowulf -- The Beowulfian World of J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Summary |
Perhaps the most important work written in Old English, Beowulf grew out of a culture very different from ours, and yet its story of war, violence, and heroism remains relevant to modern readers. Accessible to high school students, general readers, and undergraduates, this companion overviews the poem and its legacy. The initial chapters review the plot of Beowulf, while later chapters discuss its style and language, its cultural and historical contexts, and its afterlife in contemporary popular culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Beowulf -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Beowulf fast |
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Beowulf gnd |
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Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Monsters in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Dragons in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Heroes in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Dragons in literature
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Epic poetry, English (Old)
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Heroes in literature
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Literature
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Monsters in literature
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Beowulf (anoniem)
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Scandinavia -- In literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Scandinavia
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handbooks.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0313027293 |
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9780313027291 |
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1282406248 |
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9781282406247 |
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9786612406249 |
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6612406240 |
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