Beowulf (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791093018 ISBN 13: 9780791093016

Verlag: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Composed about 1000 CE, Beowulf is the longest known poem written in Old English. Considered one of the great epics, the Anglo-Saxon saga relates the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf, who kills the man-eating monster Grendel and the monster's mother. Replete with monsters, quests, and acts of braveryand containing touches of Christian and pagan symbolism, Beowulf stands as the precursor to medieval and Renaissance literature. It also influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, and helped spawn the fantasy genre so popular today in literature and film. Arm students for immersion in the study of this mythic adventure with Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations. Newly updated, Beowulf includes full-length, interpretive essays that provide expert commentary, as well as introductions, a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Chelsea House Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0791093018
• ISBN 13: 9780791093016
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280
• Herausgeber: Bloom Harold
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