An Anthology of Beowulf Criticism, Issue 5Lewis E. Nicholson An anthology of criticism on the early medieval masterpiece. The contributions to this anthology are arranged chronologicall according to the date of the criticism's first publication. |
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F A BLACKBURN | 1 |
H MUNRO CHADWICK | 23 |
LEVIN L SCHÜCKING | 35 |
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allegorical allusions ancient Anglo-Saxon audience Augustine baptism battle Bede Beowulf Beowulf poet Breca C. L. Wrenn Cædmon Cain century character Christ Christian contrast criticism Danes Danish darkness death devil doctrine dragon Dryhten epic episode evil expression fate fight formula Geatish Geats Germanic giants glory God's Godes Gregory Grendel Grendel's mother hall Harrowing of Hell heathen hell Heorot Heremod hero heroic Hroðgar Hrothgar Hrunting Hygd Hygelac Ibid idea ideal Ingeld interpretation king Klaeber lines literary literature Lord mægen malitia meaning metod monsters narrative ofer Old English pagan passage perhaps poem poet's poetic poetry pride reference sapientia et fortitudo Satan Scripture Scyld seems sermon singers song spirit story suggest Sutton Hoo sword symbol theme things thought tion Tolkien tradition treasure tree Unferth verse victory wæs waldend Whitelock Widsith Wiglaf wisdom wise words Wuffingas wulf wyrd þæt