Beowulf and the Grendel-Kin politics and poetry in eleventh-century England /

Damico, Helen.

Beowulf and the Grendel-Kin politics and poetry in eleventh-century England / Helen Damico. - Morgantown : University of West Virginia Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Medieval European studies ; XVI .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: From history to vernacular epic -- The severed head: poetic image and historical text -- The Gifståìl and the Grendel-Kin -- Ãülfãfa in Rãka and the English Konungamã³ã°ir -- Emma and Wealhtheow: female sovereignty and poetic discourse.



9781938228735


Beowulf--Criticism, Textual.


Anglo-Saxons--Intellectual life.
Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism.
English poetry--History and criticism.--Old English, ca. 450-1100
Politics and literature--History--England--To 1500.


Electronic Books.

PR1586 / .B469 2015