The Mode And Meaning Of Beowulf

Author : Margaret E. Goldsmith
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472511948
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mode and Meaning of 'Beowulf' written by Margaret E. Goldsmith and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important contribution to Anglo-Saxon studies Dr Goldsmith presents a fully elaborated and documented interpretation of Beowulf based on the original theories which she has put forward in recent years and which have aroused considerable interest and controversy in scholarly circles. Her view of the poem as the product of a marriage of cultural traditions, a historical epic with allegorical significance, is developed in the context of a close analysis of the doctrinal and literary environment prevailing during the period A.D. 650-800, within which composition is placed. Dr Goldsmith seeks to show that the poem has a unified and coherent structure and in the process resolves many textual and interpretative problems of long standing. Beowulf is clearly seen as a serious work of art standing at the head of the vernacular tradition of allegorical poetry.

Author : Robert E. Bjork
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803212374
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Beowulf Handbook written by Robert E. Bjork and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own research. In its clear and comprehensive treatment of the poem and its scholarship, this book will prove an indispensable guide to readers and specialists for many years to come.

Author : Howell D. Chickering
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307574393
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beowulf written by Howell D. Chickering and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major poem in English literature, Beowulf tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. Leading Beowulf scholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.’s, fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter Beowulf as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following: an introduction a guide to reading aloud a chart of royal genealogies notes on the background of the poem critical commentary glosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original an extensive bibliography From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Christine Rauer
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780859915922
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beowulf and the Dragon written by Christine Rauer and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2000 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The analogues discussed are presented with facing translations and detailed bibliographies."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438113684
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beowulf written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a series of critical essays discussing the structure, themes, and subject matter of the epic poem which relates the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel.

Author : Jodi-Anne George
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137098015
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beowulf written by Jodi-Anne George and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of unknown authorship, Beowulf is an Old English epic poem which incites contentious debate and has been endlessly interpreted over the centuries. This Reader's Guide provides a much-needed overview of the large body of Beowulf criticism, moving from 18th century reactions to 21st century responses. Jodi-Ann George: - Charts the changes in critical trends and theoretical approaches applied to the poem. - Includes discussion of J. R. R. Tolkein's pioneering 1936 lecture on Beowulf , and Seamus Heaney's recent translation. - Analyses Beowulf in popular culture, addressing the poem's life in film versions, graphic novels, music and comics. Clear and engaging, this is an indispensable introductory guide to a widely-studied and enigmatic work which continues to fascinate readers everywhere.

Author : Peter Stuart Baker
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0815336667
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beowulf Reader written by Peter Stuart Baker and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of significant studies from the past 25 years of scholarship on Beowulf has been selected to represent the various approaches that have dominated Beowulf studies, and to illustrate the evolution of Old English literary criticism.

Author : Richard North
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191525731
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Beowulf written by Richard North and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-02-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book suggests that the Old English epic Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. The place of composition is given as the minster of Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire (now Derbyshire) and the poet is named as the abbot, Eanmund. As well as pinpointing the poem's place and date of composition, Richard North raises some old questions relating to the poet's influences from Vergil and from living Danes. Norse analogues are discussed in order to identify how the poet changed his heroic sources while four episodes from Beowulf are shown to be reworked from passages in Vergil's Aeneid. One chapter assesses how the poem's Latin sources might correspond with what is known of Breedon's now-lost library while another seeks to explain Danish mythology in Beowulf by arguing that Breedon hosted a meeting with Danish Vikings in 809. This fascinating and challenging new study combines careful detective work with meticulous literary analysis to form a case that no future investigation will be able to ignore.

Author : Andy Orchard
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 0859917665
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Critical Companion to Beowulf written by Andy Orchard and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2003 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete guide to the text and context of the most famous Old English poem. In this book, the specific roles of selcted individual characters, both major and minor, are assessed.

Author : Scott Gwara
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047425022
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf written by Scott Gwara and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-01-31 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In exploring the identities of foreign fighters seeking glory abroad, this revisionist book challenges the traditional view of Beowulf as a "hero." Beowulf emphasizes the obligations attending excellence and the temptation of power, both personal and civic.