Beowulf

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Ancient & Classical
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Author: Jodi-Anne George ISBN: 9781137098016
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK Publication: December 9, 2009
Imprint: Red Globe Press Language: English
Author: Jodi-Anne George
ISBN: 9781137098016
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Publication: December 9, 2009
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Language: English

Of unknown authorship, Beowulf is an Old English epic poem which incites contentious debate and has been endlessly interpreted over the centuries. This Reader's Guide provides a much-needed overview of the large body of Beowulf criticism, moving from eighteenth-century reactions to twenty-first-century responses. Jodi-Ann George:
• charts the changes in critical trends and theoretical approaches applied to the poem
• includes discussion of J. R. R. Tolkein's pioneering 1936 lecture on Beowulf , and Seamus Heaney's recent translation
• analyses Beowulf in popular culture, addressing the poem's life in film versions, graphic novels, music and comics.

Clear and engaging, this is an indispensable introductory guide to a widely-studied and enigmatic work which continues to fascinate readers everywhere.

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Of unknown authorship, Beowulf is an Old English epic poem which incites contentious debate and has been endlessly interpreted over the centuries. This Reader's Guide provides a much-needed overview of the large body of Beowulf criticism, moving from eighteenth-century reactions to twenty-first-century responses. Jodi-Ann George:
• charts the changes in critical trends and theoretical approaches applied to the poem
• includes discussion of J. R. R. Tolkein's pioneering 1936 lecture on Beowulf , and Seamus Heaney's recent translation
• analyses Beowulf in popular culture, addressing the poem's life in film versions, graphic novels, music and comics.

Clear and engaging, this is an indispensable introductory guide to a widely-studied and enigmatic work which continues to fascinate readers everywhere.

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