Beowulf: A Modern Psychological Retelling - Couverture souple

Davis, Dr. W Sumner

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798258195548

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

For over a thousand years, Beowulf has resonated as the quintessential epic of heroism. Composed by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, the 3,182-line poem tells the story of a great warrior who travels to a foreign land to battle monsters, embodying the ideals of a bygone era defined by loyalty, the pursuit of fame, and stoic courage in the face of a violent, unknowable world. It is a tale of external battles against tangible threats: the monster Grendel, his vengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. But what if these monsters were not creatures of flesh and blood, but manifestations of a deeper, internal war? In this groundbreaking modern retelling, the epic is reborn as a profound psychological myth. The windswept mead-halls of 6th-century Denmark are traded for the misty coastline of a small town in modern-day Maine. Heorot is no longer a wooden hall but a seemingly perfect, prosperous community—a testament to reason, progress, and the smug belief that the darkness of the past has been conquered. This is more than a retelling; it is a reimagining that uses the power of Jungian psychology to explore the original epic's timeless themes. It is a story for our age, a chilling allegory that asks what monsters we create when we refuse to face the darkness within ourselves, and what it truly costs to become whole.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798258195548
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
• Éditeur: Davis Catherine L
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