03109nam 22006374a 450 991045521510332120200520144314.01-282-40624-897866124062490-313-02729-3(CKB)1000000000807044(EBL)492381(OCoLC)181192315(SSID)ssj0000336013(PQKBManifestationID)11260771(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336013(PQKBWorkID)10278105(PQKB)11617656(MiAaPQ)EBC492381(Au-PeEL)EBL492381(CaPaEBR)ebr10347057(CaONFJC)MIL240624(EXLCZ)99100000000080704420050309d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA companion to Beowulf[electronic resource] /Ruth Johnston StaverWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20051 online resource (246 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-33224-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-218) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; How to Use This Book; I Introduction to the Context of Beowulf; 2 Choosing a Translation; 3 The Hero Comes to Denmark; 4 Beowulf versus Grendel; 5 Beowulf versus Grendel's Mother; 6 Beowulf versus the Dragon; 7 Literary Techniques; 8 Placing Beowulf on a Timeline; 9 Language and Poetry; 10 Religion in Beowulf; 11 Anglo-Saxon Culture; 12 Modern Adaptations of Beowulf; 13 The Beowulfian World of J. R. R. Tolkien; Glossary of Names; Works Cited; IndexPerhaps 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.||The first part of the book provides information of interest to a wide range of readers, wEpic poetry, English (Old)History and criticismHandbooks, manuals, etcMonsters in literatureHandbooks, manuals, etcDragons in literatureHandbooks, manuals, etcHeroes in literatureHandbooks, manuals, etcScandinaviaIn literatureHandbooks, manuals, etcElectronic books.Epic poetry, English (Old)History and criticismMonsters in literatureDragons in literatureHeroes in literature829/.3Johnston Ruth A948444MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455215103321A companion to Beowulf2144000UNINA