A critical companion to Beowulf /

A critical companion to Beowulf /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Orchard, Andy.
Imprint:	Cambridge [England] ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2003.
Description:	xix, 396 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Beowulf -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Beowulf. Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Oral-formulaic analysis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Monsters in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dragons in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Heroes in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dragons in literature. Epic poetry, English (Old) Heroes in literature. Literature. Monsters in literature. Oral-formulaic analysis. Scandinavia -- In literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Scandinavia. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4799999

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ISBN:	0859917665 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-369) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Beowulf: a brief summary of the plot
1. Foreword: looking back
2. Manuscript and text
3. Style and structure
4. Myth and legend
5. Religion and learning
6. Heroes and villains
7. Words and deeds
8. Beowulf: beyond criticism?
9. Afterword looking forward
App. I. The foliation of Beowulf
App. II. Repeated formulas in Beowulf
App. III. A concordance of repeated formulas in Beowulf.