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The Four Funerals in Beowulf (Paperback)
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The Four Funerals in Beowulf (Paperback)
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It is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends
with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way
through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto
disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological
evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes
their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars
around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate
antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores
feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who
establishes an ideal then probes its darker side. The author's
unique knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture provides constant surprises
and enlightenment. This book will be invaluable to all students of
the poem for its fresh and detailed reading, its identification of
a coherent structure and its establishment of the integrity of the
surviving texts. -- .
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