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.