Interpretations of Beowulf

Book Overview

Interpretations of Beowulf brings together over six decades of literary scholarship. Illustrating a variety of interpretative schools, the essays not only deal with most of the major issues of Beowulf criticism, including structure, style, genre, and theme, but also offer the sort of explanations of particular passages that are invaluable to a careful reading of a poem. This up-to-date collection of significant critical approaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253206391
• ISBN13: 9780253206398
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher