Francis Leneghan (Royalty Account)

The Dynastic Drama of Beowulf

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Produktbeschreibung

A strikingly original approach to Beowulf, linking its structure to the dynastic life-cycle.

Produktdetails

• Anglo-Saxon Studies
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 323
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781843846291
• ISBN-10: 1843846292
• Artikelnr.: 62916794

Autorenporträt

FRANCIS LENEGHAN is Associate Professorof Old English at The University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College.

Inhaltsangabe

Family Trees: The Dynasties of Beowulf Dramatis Personae Introduction:
Reading Beowulf as a Book of Kings Chapter One: The Dynastic Life-Cycle and
the Structure of the Poem Chapter Two: Shaping the Dynastic Drama Chapter
Three: The Role of the Monsters in the Dynastic Drama Chapter Four:
Beowulf and Biblical Kingship Conclusion: Reading the Dynastic Drama in
Anglo-Saxon England Appendices Bibliography