Beowulf (Classic Reprint): An Introduction to the Study of the Poem With a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn - Couverture souple

R. W. Chambers

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331726425 ISBN 13 : 9781331726425

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Beowulf by R.

W. Chambers is a scholarly edition that brings a careful, accessible view of the Beowulf poem and its wider ancient world. It guides readers through what the existing manuscript can and cannot confirm about history, legend, and culture, helping you separate fact from fiction.

This edition frames the poem within its historical context and offers a clear map of the strands scholars discuss, from historical Geats and Danes to later literary parallels. It pairs the Beowulf text with documentary material, including extracts from related sagas and chronicles, to illuminate the poem’s roots and influences. Richly illustrated plates and notes support a steady, reader-friendly pace through complex material, without assuming prior expertise.
What you’ll experience

• A detailed overview of the historical elements connected to Beowulf and the saga material it draws on
• Explanations of different scholarly theories about the poem’s origin, date, and structure
• A structured set of appendices and documents that illuminate the wider Beowulf tradition
• Guided discussion of themes, motifs, and the poem’s Christian and classical echoes

Ideal for readers who want a thoughtful, evidence-based introduction to Beowulf and its scholarly conversations, without assuming specialized prior knowledge.

Ideal for students, teachers, and general readers seeking a comprehensive, carefully annotated look at Beowulf and its place in the broader heroic age.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem With a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn

Dear Prof. Lawrence,

When, more than four years ago, I asked you to allow me to dedicate this volume to you, it was as a purely personal token of gratitude for the help I had received from what you have printed, and from what you have written to me privately.

Since then much has happened: the debt is greater, and no longer purely personal. We in this country can never forget what we owe to your people. And the self-denial which led them voluntarily to stint themselves of food, that we in Europe might be fed, is one of many things about which it is not easy to speak. Our heart must indeed have been hardened if we had not considered the miracle of those loaves. But I fear that to refer to that great debt in the dedication to this little book may draw on me the ridicule incurred by the poor man who dedicated his book to the Universe.

Nevertheless, as a fellow of that College which has just received from an American donor the greatest benefaction for medical research which has ever been made in this country of ours, I may rejoice that the co-operation between our-nations is being continued in that warfare against ignorance and disease which some day will become the only warfare waged among men.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331726425
• ISBN 13: 9781331726425
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
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