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- Author: Gale Owen-Crocker
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- ISBN-10: 0719081211
- ISBN-13: 9780719081217
- Format: 14 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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The Four Funerals in Beowulf and the Structure of the Poem (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu
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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.EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
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- Author: Gale Owen-Crocker
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- ISBN-10: 0719081211
- ISBN-13: 9780719081217
- Format: 14 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
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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