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A companion to Beowulf [[electronic resource] /] / Ruth Johnston Staver



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Autore: Johnston Ruth A Visualizza persona
Titolo: A companion to Beowulf [[electronic resource] /] / Ruth Johnston Staver Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
Disciplina: 829/.3
Soggetto topico: Epic poetry, English (Old) - History and criticism
Monsters in literature
Dragons in literature
Heroes in literature
Soggetto geografico: Scandinavia In literature Handbooks, manuals, etc
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-218) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Perhaps 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
Titolo autorizzato: A companion to Beowulf  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-40624-8
9786612406249
0-313-02729-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455215103321
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