A Beowulf Handbook

by Robert E. Bjork

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803261500
• ISBN13: 9780803261501
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"