Readings on Beowulf / Stephen P. Thompson, book editor.

Contributor Thompson, Stephen P., 1953-

Imprint:San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 1998.

Description138 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:Beowulf as a heroic-elegaic poem / J.R.R. Tolkien. - Anglo-Saxon language and traditions in Beowulf / Barry Tharaud. - Heroic and social codes in Beowulf / Howell D. Chickering, Jr. - The pessimism of many Germanic stories / A. Kent Hieatt. - Differences between modern and Anglo-Saxon values / Fred C. Robinson. - The conflicting demands of heroic strength and kingly wisdom / John Leyerle. - The corruption of Beowulf / Margaret E. Goldsmith. - Beowulf's heroic death / J.D.A. Ogilvy and Donald C. Baker. - The heroic standards of Beowulf's world / Michael Swanton. - The failure of the heroic ideal / Bernard F. Huppé. - The fatal contradiction in Beowulf / John D. Niles. - The struggle between order and chaos in Beowulf / John Halverson. - Grendel's mother and the women of Beowulf / Jane Chance. - The Finn episode and revenge in Beowulf / Martin Camargo. - Treachery and betrayal in Beowulf / Hugh Magennis. - The digressions in Beowulf/ David Wright.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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