The Four Funerals in Beowulf (Paperback)

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. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	2000
Authors:	Gale Owen-Crocker
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-8121-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-8121-1
Barcode:	9780719081217

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