| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 419 pages) |
| Series |
Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts, 0925-7683 ; v. 2 |
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Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
A contested Beowulf -- The wisdom context of the Sigemund-Heremond and Hunferð digressions -- The foreign Beowulf and the "Fight at Finnsburh" -- The rhetoric of Oferhygd in Hroðgar's "sermon" -- Beowulf's dragon fight and the appraisal of Oferhygd -- King Beowulf and Ealdormonn Byrhtnoð |
| Summary |
In exploring the identities of foreign fighters seeking glory abroad, this revisionist book challenges the traditional view of Beowulf as a 'hero', who emphasizes the obligations attending excellence and the temptation of power, both personal and civic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-396) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| SUBJECT |
Beowulf
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Beowulf fast |
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Heroic virtue in literature.
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Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism
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Heroes in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Epic poetry, English (Old)
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Heroes in literature
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Heroic virtue in literature
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Fornengelsk poesi.
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Hjältediktning.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047425021 |
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9047425022 |
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