Beowulf and the demise of Germanic legend in England
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Beowulf and the demise of Germanic legend in England
（Albert Bates Lord studies in oral tradition, vol. 17）（Garland reference library of the humanities, vol. 1987）
Garland, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Applies comparative cultural history, or historical anthropology, to the study of Germanic legend as embedded in Beowulf and other Old English poetry. Demonstrates how the core legend of the bear-hero was shaped to serve successive ideological and political interests, and why Germanic legend vanish
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