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A critical companion to Beowulf
- Title
- A critical companion to Beowulf / Andy Orchard.
- Author
- Orchard, Andy.
- Publication
- Cambridge [U.K.] ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR PR1585 .O73 2003 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Details
- Description
- xix, 396 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Heroes in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Dragons in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Monsters in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Epic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Beowulf > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Oral-formulaic analysis > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Scandinavia > In literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-369) and indexes.
- Contents
- Beowulf : a brief summary of the plot -- Foreword : looking back -- Manuscript and text -- Style and structure -- Myth and legend -- Religion and learning -- Heroes and villains -- Words and deeds -- Beowulf : beyond criticism? -- Afterword : looking forward -- The foliation of Beowulf -- Repeated formulas in Beowulf -- A concordance of repeated formulas in Beowulf.
- Call Number
- PR1585
- ISBN
- 0859917665 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2002008049
- OCLC
- vendor
- Author
- Orchard, Andy.
- Title
- A critical companion to Beowulf / Andy Orchard.
- Imprint
- Cambridge [U.K.] ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-369) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR PR1585 .O73 2003