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A companion to Beowulf
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- Creator
- Ruth Johnston Staver
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005
- Physical Details
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- 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1282406248, 9798400629310, 9780313332241, 9786612406249, 0313027293, 031333224X
- OCLC
- ocn181192315, ocm58535686
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-218) and index.
- Choosing a Translation -- The Hero Comes to Denmark -- Beowulf vs. Grendel -- Beowulf vs. Grendel's Mother -- Beowulf vs. the Dragon -- Literary Techniques -- Placing Beowulf on a Timeline -- Language and Poetry -- Religion in Beowulf -- Anglo-Saxon Culture -- Modern Adaptations of Beowulf -- The Beowulfian World of J. R. R. Tolkien
Subjects
- Beowulf -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Monsters in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Dragons in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Heroes in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Scandinavia -- In literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.