A critical companion to Beowulf [electronic resource] / Andy Orchard

Author	Orchard, Andy
Title	A critical companion to Beowulf [electronic resource] / Andy Orchard
Imprint	Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2003
Connect to	http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=101141
Descript	xix, 396 p. ; 25 cm

CONTENT

Beowulf : a brief summary of the plot -- Foreword : looking back -- Manuscript and text -- Style and structure -- Myth and legend -- Religion and learning -- Heroes and villains -- Words and deeds -- Beowulf : beyond criticism? -- Afterword : looking forward -- The foliation of Beowulf -- Repeated formulas in Beowulf -- A concordance of repeated formulas in Beowulf

Beowulf -- Handbooks manuals etc Epic poetry English (Old) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks manuals etc Scandinavia -- In literature -- Handbooks manuals etc Oral-formulaic analysis -- Handbooks manuals etc Monsters in literature -- Handbooks manuals etc Dragons in literature -- Handbooks manuals etc Heroes in literature -- Handbooks manuals etc Electronic books.