| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Literary classics
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| Summary |
Beowulf is the oldest written epic in English literature. In this program, Dr. Robert DiNapoli--teaching fellow in Old and Middle English at the University of Birmingham, England--and Professor John Burrow of Bristol University examine the symbolism and the influence of Christianity in Beowulf and other masterpieces of English and Germanic poetry |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of Ovation broadcast August 29, 2008. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Director, Bob Carruthers ; Producer, Vanessa Tovell ; Editor, Nick Guest ; Music, Paul Farrer ; written by Pauline Rush |
| Performer |
Robert Whelan (presenter), Roy Cane (Narrator), Vanessa Adye (readings) |
| Notes |
DVD |
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No rating given |
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Originally released by Cromwell Productions : 1999 |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| SUBJECT |
Beowulf
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| Subject |
English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
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English literature -- Christian influences
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Beowulf -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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| Author |
Carruthers, Bob
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Tovell, Vanessa
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Guest, Nick
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Farrer, Paul
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Rush, Pauline
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Whelan, Robert
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Cane, Roy
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Adye, Vanessa
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Ovation (TV Network)
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