03076nam 22006254a 450 991077843690332120230617042453.01-282-40624-897866124062490-313-02729-3(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, etcEpic poetry, English (Old)History and criticismMonsters in literatureDragons in literatureHeroes in literature829/.3Johnston Ruth A1552437MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778436903321A companion to Beowulf3812303UNINA