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A Beowulf handbook / [print] edited by Robert E. Bjork and John D. Niles. - Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, (c)1997. - 466 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm



Introduction : Beowolf, truth, and meaning Date, provenance, author, audiences Textual criticism Prosody Diction, variation, the formula Rhetoric and style Sources and analogues Structure and Unity Christian and Pagan elements Digressions and episodes Myth and history Symbolism and allegory Social Milieu The hero and the theme Beowulf and archaeology Gener roles Beowulf and contemporary critical theory Translations, versions, illustrations John D. Niles -- Robert E. Bjork and Anita Obermeier -- R.D. Fulk -- Robert P. Stockwell and Donka Minkova -- Katherine O'Brien O'Keefe -- Ursula Schaefer -- Theodore M. Anderson -- Thomas A. Shippey -- Edward B. Irving Jr. -- Robert E. Bjork -- John D. Niles -- Alvin A. Lee -- John M. Hill -- George Clark -- Catherine M. Hills -- Alexandra Hennessey Olsen -- Seth Lerer -- Marijane Osborn.

"The individual chapters by eighteen scholars offer both a rapid survey of scholarly trends in the study of Beowulf and a more sustained exploration of selected problems. Each chapter begins with a brief summary of its contents followed by an annotated chronology of the most important books and articles on the particular topic it treats. The core of each chapter constitutes a history of scholarly interest in the topic under consideration, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done." "All of the chapters have been written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience - from nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf to scholars at work on their own research." https://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Handbook-John-D-Niles/dp/0803261500/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/134-7379324-4012266?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0803261500&pd_rd_r=311ed78b-d2b9-4ce3-8aca-cb22e8c9d6f7&pd_rd_w=34ncH&pd_rd_wg=T7nMc&pf_rd_p=09627863-9889-4290-b90a-5e9f86682449&pf_rd_r=3P3TS6TKM2C53SS626Q3&psc=1&refRID=3P3TS6TKM2C53SS626Q3



ISBN: 9780803212374 9780803261501

LCCN: 96041312

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 010439749 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Beowulf--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Monsters in literature--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dragons in literature--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Heroes in literature--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects--Index Terms: Medieval Literary Criticism.

LC Class. No.: PR1585.N698.B469 1997 PR1585