The art and thought of the Beowulf poet / Leonard Neidorf.

Author: Neidorf, Leonard, author.

ImprintIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.

Descriptionxiii, 197 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Kin-Slaying and Oath-Breaking -- Courtesy and Courtliness -- Monotheism and Monstrosity.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-194) and index.

Note:"This book explores the relationship between Beowulf and the legendary tradition that existed prior to its composition. Comparing Beowulf with its medieval German and Scandinavian analogues, this book argues that the poem's uniqueness reflects one poet's coherent plan for the moral renovation of an amoral heroic tradition."-- Provided by publisher.

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