A companion to Beowulf / Ruth A. Johnston.

Author: Johnston, Ruth A.

ImprintGibsonia, PA : Pannebaker Press, [2011]

Descriptionxvi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Note:Originally published in 2005 as A companion to Beowulf by Ruth Johnston Staver by Greenwood Press. --Title page verso.

Note:Introduction to the context of Beowulf -- Choosing a Translation -- The Hero Comes to Denmark -- Beowulf versus Grendel -- Beowulf versus Grendel's Mother -- Beowulf versus the Dragon -- Literary Techniques -- Placing Beowulf on a Timeline -- Language and Poetry -- Religion in Beowulf -- Anglo-Saxon Culture -- Modern Adaptations of Beowulf -- The Beowulfian World of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.

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