Composed about CE 1000, "Beowulf" is the longest known poem written in Old English. Considered one of the great epics, the Anglo-Saxon saga relates the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf, who kills the man-eating monster Grendel, and the monster's...
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Composed about CE 1000, "Beowulf" is the longest known poem written in Old English. Considered one of the great epics, the Anglo-Saxon saga relates the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf, who kills the man-eating monster Grendel, and the monster's mother. Containing touches of Christian and pagan symbolism, "Beowulf" is the source of many medieval and Renaissance legends. It also influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, and helped spawn the fantasy genre so popular today in literature and film. Arm students for immersion in the study of this mythic adventure with "Bloom's Modern Cr
Cover; Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; The Structure and the Unity of Beowulf; Succession and Glory in Beowulf; Locating Beowulf in Literary History; Grendel's Glove; Psychology and Physicality: The Monsters of Beowulf; Christian and Pagan Elements; Myth and History; Theorizing Irony in Beowulf: The Case of Hrothgar; Cycles and Change in Beowulf; The Fourth Funeral: Beowulf's Complex Obsequies; Launching the Hero: The Case of Scyld and Beowulf; Chronology; Contributors; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index;
The structure and the unity of Beowulf / Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur -- Succession and glory in Beowulf / Richard J. Schrader -- Locating Beowulf in literary history / John D. Niles -- Grendel's glove / Seth Lerer -- Psychology and physicality: the monsters of Beowulf / Andy Orchard -- Christian and pagan elements / Edward B. Irving Jr. -- Myth and history / John D. Niles -- Theorizing irony in Beowulf: the case of Hrothgar / Scott DeGregorio -- Cycles and change in Beowulf / Phyllis R. Brown -- The fourth funeral: Beowulf's complex obsequies / Gale R. Owen-Crocker -- Launching the hero: the case of Scyld and Beowulf / Judy King
