Beowulf
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Beowulf
（A reader's guide to essential criticism）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
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- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-175) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Of unknown authorship, Beowulf is an Old English epic poem which incites contentious debate and has been endlessly interpreted over the centuries. This Reader's Guide provides a much-needed overview of the large body of Beowulf criticism, moving from eighteenth-century reactions to twenty-first-century responses. Jodi-Ann George:
* charts the changes in critical trends and theoretical approaches applied to the poem
* includes discussion of J. R. R. Tolkein's pioneering 1936 lecture on Beowulf , and Seamus Heaney's recent translation
* analyses Beowulf in popular culture, addressing the poem's life in film versions, graphic novels, music and comics.
Clear and engaging, this is an indispensable introductory guide to a widely-studied and enigmatic work which continues to fascinate readers everywhere.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .- Introduction: Hwaet!.- 'Rude beginning': 1705-1899 .- 'Conflicting babel': 1900-1931.-The Monsters Meet the Critics: the 1930s and 1940s.- The Debates Continue: the 1950s and 1960s.- Stock-taking: the 1970s.- Critics on the Crest of a Wave: the 1980s.- An Embarrassment of Critical Riches: the 1990s-Present .- 'Beowulf' in Popular Culture .- Conclusion.- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.
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