Description: This book delves into the fascinating world of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem *Beowulf*, offering a comprehensive and insightful analysis of its language, structure, and themes. The author explores the poem's unique blend of Scandinavian mythology, historical events, and Christian moralizing, tracing the origins of its subject matter and examining the relationships between the *Beowulf* and other Old English poems. The book meticulously examines the poem's metrical structure and its significance in understanding the artistic and cultural context of its creation. It further explores the poem's distinctive style and its unique blend of subjectivity and moral seriousness, a departure from the more purely objective and sensuous approach of Scandinavian poetry. Through a detailed examination of the poem's historical and legendary elements, the author sheds light on the cultural and political landscape of the Anglo-Saxon world. This book offers a valuable resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the *Beowulf* and its place within the broader history of Anglo-Saxon literature and culture. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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Author: Walter John Sedgefield
Book Title: Beowulf: Edited, With Introdution, Bibliography, Notes, Glossary
Language: English
Topic: Language, Learning_Foreign_Languages
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Genre: Classics
Publication Year: 2018
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adults
Personalize: No
Inscribed: No
Ex Libris: No
Personalized: No
Signed: No
Item Weight: 17 oz
Number of Pages: 345
Type: textbook
