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Title:

Beowulf / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Edition:

Updated ed.

Publisher:

Chelsea House,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

vii, 280 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Beowulf--Examinations--Study guides.
Epic poetry, English (Old)--Examinations--Study guides.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
Beowulf.

Other Authors:

Bloom, Harold.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Launching the hero: the case of Scyld and Beowulf / Judy King. Succession and glory in Beowulf / Richard J. Schrader -- Locating Beowulf in literary history / John D. Niles -- Grendel's glove / Seth Lerer -- Psychology and physicality: the monsters of Beowulf / Andy Orchard -- Christian and pagan elements / Edward B. Irving Jr. -- Myth and history / John D. Niles -- Theorizing irony in Beowulf: the case of Hrothgar / Scott DeGregorio -- Cycles and change in Beowulf / Phyllis R. Brown -- The fourth funeral: Beowulf's complex obsequies / Gale R. Owen-Crocker -- Launching the hero: the case of Scyld and Beowulf / Judy King.

Series:

Bloom's modern critical interpretations

ISBN:

9780791093016 (hardcover)
0791093018 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2006031072

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)