LEADER 03789nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910818955003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-40048-7 010 $a9786612400483 010 $a90-474-2502-2 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004171701.i-420 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806527 035 $a(EBL)468117 035 $a(OCoLC)568225156 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338566 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11252280 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338566 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299038 035 $a(PQKB)10686911 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC468117 035 $a(OCoLC)253638564$z(OCoLC)319403528 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047425021 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL468117 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349228 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240048 035 $a(PPN)174390645 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806527 100 $a20080915d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHeroic identity in the world of Beowulf /$fby Scott Gwara 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (436 p.) 225 1 $aMedieval and Renaissance authors and texts,$x0925-7683 ;$vv. 2 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-17170-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [375]-396) and indexes. 327 $tPreliminary Materials /$rS. Gwara -- $tIntroduction - A Contested Beowulf /$rS. Gwara -- $tChapter One. The Wisdom Context Of The Sigemund-Heremod And Hunferð Digressions /$rS. Gwara -- $tChapter Two. The Foreign Beowulf And The ?Fight At Finnsburh? /$rS. Gwara -- $tChapter Three. The Rhetoric Of Oferhygd In Hroðgar?s ?Sermon? /$rS. Gwara -- $tChapter Four. Beowulf?s Dragon Fight And The Appraisal Of Oferhygd /$rS. Gwara -- $tChapter Five. King Beowulf And Ealdormonn Byrhtnoð /$rS. Gwara -- $tConclusion /$rS. Gwara -- $tBibliography /$rS. Gwara -- $tIndex Of Passages Cited From Old Englishverse Texts /$rS. Gwara -- $tIndex Of Old English Words, Affixes, Andcollocations Discussed /$rS. Gwara -- $tIndex Of Latin And Greek Words Andcollocations Discussed /$rS. Gwara -- $tIndex Of Old Icelandic Terms Discussed /$rS. Gwara -- $tGeneral Index /$rS. Gwara. 330 $aReaders of Beowulf have noted inconsistencies in Beowulf's depiction, as either heroic or reckless. Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf resolves this tension by emphasizing Beowulf's identity as a foreign fighter seeking glory abroad. Such men resemble wreccan , "exiles" compelled to leave their homelands due to excessive violence. Beowulf may be potentially arrogant, therefore, but he learns prudence. This native wisdom highlights a king's duty to his warband, in expectation of Beowulf's future rule. The dragon fight later raises the same question of incompatible identities, hero versus king. In frequent reference to Greek epic and Icelandic saga, this revisionist approach to Beowulf offers new interpretations of flyting rhetoric, the custom of "men dying with their lord," and the poem's digressions. 410 0$aMedieval and Renaissance authors and texts ;$vv. 2. 606 $aHeroic virtue in literature 606 $aEpic poetry, English (Old)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aHeroes in literature 615 0$aHeroic virtue in literature. 615 0$aEpic poetry, English (Old)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aHeroes in literature. 676 $a829/.3 700 $aGwara$b Scott$f1962-$01630240 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818955003321 996 $aHeroic identity in the world of Beowulf$93968422 997 $aUNINA