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A Beowulf handbook / edited by Robert E. Bjork and John D. Niles.

Title
  2. A Beowulf handbook / edited by Robert E. Bjork and John D. Niles.
Published by
  1. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1997.

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Additional authors
  1. Bjork, Robert E., 1949-
  2. Niles, John D.
Description
  1. 466 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "The individual chapters by eighteen scholars offer both a rapid survey of scholarly trends in the study of Beowulf and a more sustained exploration of selected problems. Each chapter begins with a brief summary of its contents followed by an annotated chronology of the most important books and articles on the particular topic it treats. The core of each chapter constitutes a history of scholarly interest in the topic under consideration, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done." "All of the chapters have been written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience - from nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf to scholars at work on their own research."--Jacket.
Subject
  1. Beowulf > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  2. Dragons in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  3. Epic poetry, English (Old) > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  4. Heroes in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  5. Monsters in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  6. Scandinavia > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  2. Handbooks and manuals
Contents
  1. Introduction : Beowulf, truth, and meaning / John D. Niles -- Date, provenance, author, audiences / Robert E. Bjork and Anita Obermeier -- Textual criticism / R. D. Fulk -- Prosody / Robert P. Stockwell and Donka Minkova -- Diction, variation, the formula / Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe -- Rhetoric and style / Ursula Schaefer -- Sources and analogues / Theodore M. Andersson -- Structure and unity / Thomas A. Shippey -- Christian and Pagan elements / Edward B. Irving Jr. -- Digressions and episodes / Robert E. Bjork -- Myth and history / John D. Niles -- Symbolism and allegory / Alvin A. Lee -- Social milieu / John H. Hill -- The hero and the theme / George Clark -- Beowulf and archaeology / Catherine M. Hills -- Gender roles / Alexandra Hennessey Olson -- Beowulf and contemporary critical theory / Seth Lerer -- Translations, versions, illustrations / Marijane Osborn.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-430) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain