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The origins of Beowulf from Vergil to Wiglaf Richard North
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- North, Richard, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beowulf.
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, English (Old).
- Wiglaf (Legendary character).
- Mythology, Norse, in literature.
- Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
- Mercia (Kingdom)--In literature.
- Mercia (Kingdom).
- East Anglia (England)--In literature.
- East Anglia (England).
- Literature.
- England--East Anglia.
- Europe--Mercia (Kingdom).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2006
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
- Summary:
- 'The Origins of Beowulf' suggests that the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. This study combines detective work with literary analysis to form a case that no future investigation will be able to ignore
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Beowulf and Wiglaf; 2. Dynastic Innovation in Beowulf; 3. Vergil and the Monastery in Beowulf; 4. Ingeld's Rival: Beowulf and Aeneas; 5. 'Quid Hinieldus?' Bishop Unwona and Friends; 6. Beowulf and the Library at Breedon on the Hill; 7. The King's Soul: Danish Mythology in Beowulf; 8. 'Thryth' and the Reign of Offa; 9. Hygelac and Beowulf: Cenwulf and Beornwulf; 10. King Wiglaf and Eanmundes laf; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345) and index
- Print version record
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
- Other Format:
- Print version North, Richard, 1961- Origins of Beowulf
- ISBN:
- 0191525731
- 9780191525735
- 9781429490009
- 1429490004
- 1281148954
- 9781281148957
- 9780191709807
- 0191709808
- 9786611148959
- 6611148957
- OCLC:
- 420934903
- Publisher Number:
- cis8293836
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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