The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is a landmark of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition and offers both a rapid survey of 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 a chronology of the most important books and articles on the particular topic it treats. The book has been written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, from non-specialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf, to scholars at work on their own research, and students of Old English. This is a volume in the acclaimed series Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies, and will prove an indispensable guide for many years to come. The acclaimed and comprehensive 1988 edition of Beowulf edited by C. L. Wrenn and W. F. Bolton is also available in the series.
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The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is a landmark of European literature. The book has been written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, from non-specialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf, to scholars at work on their own research, and students of Old English.
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Preface1. Introduction: On "Beowulf", Truth and Interpretation - John D. Niles2. Date, Provenance, Author, Audiences - Robert E. Bjork and Anita Obermeier;3. Textual Criticism - R. D. Fulk4. The Prosody Of "Beowulf" - Robert P. Stockwell;5. Diction, Variation, The Formula - Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe6. Rhetoric and Style - Ursula Schaefer;7. Sources and Analogues - Theodore M. Andersson8. Structure and Unity - Thomas A. Shippey9. Christian and Pagan Elements - Edward B. Irving10. Digressions and Episodes - Robert E. Bjork11. Myth and History - John D. Niles12. Symbolism and Allegory - Alvin A. Lee;13. The Social Milieu - John M. Hil14. Gender Roles - Alexandra Hennessey Olsen15. The Hero and the Theme - George Clark;16. "Beowulf" and Contemporary Critical Theory - Seth Lerer;17. "Beowulf" and Archaeology - Catherine M. Hills18. Translations, Versions, Illustrations - Marijane OsbornList of AbbreviationsWorks Cited
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This is a good book for scholars and graduate students working on Beowulf at any level and should become one of the poem’s standard research tools.’ ‘ . . . a must for every university library where study of Old English is pursued. It would serve extremely well as recommended reading for any seminar in Beowulf, and appropriate parts of it should be required wherever serious attention is given to textual and philological investigation of the poem.
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• An indispensable guide to Beowulf • Written to appeal to non-specialists as well as scholars • An illustrated volume in the series Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies
List of contributors Robert E. Bjork (By (author)) (id 2180) John D. Niles (By (author)) (id 2181) Theodore M. Andersson (Contributions by) (id 2182) Robert E. Bjork (Contributions by) (id 2183) George Clark Clark (Contributions by) (id 2184) R. D. Fulk Fulk (Contributions by) (id 2185) John M. Hill (Contributions by) (id 2186) Catherine M. Hills (Contributions by) (id 2187) Edward B. Irving Jr (Contributions by) (id 2188) Alvin A. Lee (Contributions by) (id 2189) Seth Lerer Lerer (Contributions by) (id 2190) Donka Minkova (Contributions by) (id 2191) John D. Niles Niles (Contributions by) (id 2192) Anita Obermeier (Contributions by) (id 2193) Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe (Contributions by) (id 2194) Alexandra Hennessey Olsen (Contributions by) (id 2195) Marijane Osborn (Contributions by) (id 2196) Ursula Schaefer (Contributions by) (id 2197) Thomas A. Shippey (Contributions by) (id 2198) Robert P. Stockwell (Contributions by) (id 2199)
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780859895439
Publisert
1997-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Exeter Press
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
478

Biographical note

Robert E. Bjork is a Professor of English at Arizona State University. His published work includes four books on Old English poetry and translations of seven modern Swedish novels. He serves on the Council of the Medieval Academy of America, is past President of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, and for the 2004-2005 academic year, was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. John D. Niles is a Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since the early 1970s. He is a specialist in the earliest period of English literature.