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Title:

Beowulf [electronic resource] / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Format:

[electronic resource] /

Edition:

Updated ed.

Publisher:

Chelsea House,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

vii, 280 p. ; 25 cm.

Reproduction Info:

Electronic reproduction. Available via World Wide Web.

Subject:

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

Other Authors:

Bloom, Harold.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The structure and the unity of Beowulf / Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur -- 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.

Summary:

Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Series:

Bloom's modern critical interpretations

ISBN:

1438113684
9781438113685

Locations:

NPSX771 -- North Polk High School (Alleman)

POSX851 -- Ballard Community High School (Huxley)

RSSX851 -- Roland-Story High School Media Center (Story City)