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Scyld and Scef : expanding the analogues / Alexander M. Bruce ; with a foreword by Paul E. Szarmach.
Van Pelt Library PR1587.M9 B78 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruce, Alexander M., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beowulf.
- Mythology, Norse, in literature.
- Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, English (Old).
- Scyld (Legendary character).
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Sceaf (Legendary character).
- Folklore in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 209 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Scyld & Scef
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Summary:
- "Scyld and Scef" is the first comprehensive study of these heroic figures of Germanic legend, featured in much of the literature of the Middle Ages, including "Beowulf," "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" and the "Edda." The authors argue that this duo represent a way that medieval Germanic peoples defined themselves in their literature. Divided into two sections, this volume explores the specific cultures from which Scyld and Scef rose and the forty-one manuscripts in which they appear.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815339046
- OCLC:
- 48620385
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