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The art and thought of the Beowulf poet / Leonard Neidorf.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: xiii, 197 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781501766909
  • 1501766902
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: electronic publication: No title; Online version:: Art and thought of the Beowulf poetLOC classification:
  • PR1585.N453.A78 2022
Contents:
Kin-Slaying and Oath-Breaking -- Courtesy and Courtliness -- Monotheism and Monstrosity.
Summary: "This book explores the relationship between Beowulf and the legendary tradition that existed prior to its composition. Comparing Beowulf with its medieval German and Scandinavian analogues, this book argues that the poem's uniqueness reflects one poet's coherent plan for the moral renovation of an amoral heroic tradition"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Kin-Slaying and Oath-Breaking -- Courtesy and Courtliness -- Monotheism and Monstrosity.

"This book explores the relationship between Beowulf and the legendary tradition that existed prior to its composition. Comparing Beowulf with its medieval German and Scandinavian analogues, this book argues that the poem's uniqueness reflects one poet's coherent plan for the moral renovation of an amoral heroic tradition"-- Provided by publisher.

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