The Four Funerals in Beowulf and the Structure of the Poem

en Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2009

It is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who establishes an ideal then probes its darker side.

The author's unique knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture provides constant surprises and enlightenment. This book will be invaluable to all students of the poem for its fresh and detailed reading, its identification of a coherent structure and its establishment of the integrity of the surviving texts.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780719081217
ISBN-10: 0719081211
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Locul publicării:United Kingdom