A Beowulf Handbook
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Editor: Robert E. BjorkEditor: John D. Niles
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-01
ISBN: 0803261500
Number of pages: 466
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
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Book Review: A comprehensive feast--the "Beophile's" motherlode.
Summary: 5 Stars
"A Beowulf Handbook"--edited by professors Bjork and Niles--is an open door to a genuine treasure-mound. The volumes many scholarly writers describe the origin and chronology of, as far as I can tell, every important branch of "Beowulf" critical thought. Three centuries of interpretive battles rage between these covers. The index and bibliographies are a joy and, by themselves, worth the price of admission.
Summary of A Beowulf Handbook
The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition.
Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own research. In its clear and comprehensive treatment of the poem and its scholarship, this book will prove an indispensable guide to readers and specialists for many years to come.
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