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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787486303321

Autore

Hill John M. <1946->

Titolo

The cultural world in Beowulf / / John M. Hill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

1-4426-5561-5

1-4426-2303-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Anthropological Horizons ; ; 6

Disciplina

829.3

Soggetti

Epic poetry, English (Old) - History and criticism

Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature

Literature and anthropology - England

Civilization, Germanic

Culture in literature

England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.