LEADER 03354oam 2200733 a 450 001 9910955586003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400629310 010 $a9786612406249 010 $a9781282406247 010 $a1282406248 010 $a9780313027291 010 $a0313027293 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400629310 035 $a(CKB)1000000000807044 035 $a(EBL)492381 035 $a(OCoLC)181192315 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336013 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11260771 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336013 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10278105 035 $a(PQKB)11617656 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL492381 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10347057 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC492381 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400629310BC 035 $a(Perlego)4168143 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000807044 100 $a20240214e20052024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA companion to Beowulf /$fRuth Johnston Staver 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2005. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780313332241 311 08$a031333224X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-218) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aPerhaps 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, w 606 $aDragons in literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aEpic poetry, English (Old)$xHistory and criticism$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aHeroes in literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aMonsters in literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 607 $aScandinavia$xIn literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aDragons in literature 615 0$aEpic poetry, English (Old)$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aHeroes in literature 615 0$aMonsters in literature 676 $a829/.3 700 $aStaver$b Ruth Johnston$01798036 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955586003321 996 $aA companion to Beowulf$94340606 997 $aUNINA