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A Beowulf Handbook

John D Niles editor Robert E Bjork editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Published:1st Aug '98

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The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own research. In its clear and comprehensive treatment of the poem and its scholarship, this book will prove an indispensable guide to readers and specialists for many years to come.

"This work fills a need long felt by students of Beowulf... [It] gives a real sense of the excitement and variety of Beowulf studies... An accessible guide."-Envoi Envoi

ISBN: 9780803261501

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 703g

466 pages