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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... Unferth's part in the epic may be summarized as follows . After Beowulf has been welcomed at the Court of Hrothgar and speeches have been exchanged between the hero and the king , Unferth , a courtier , pricked on , the poet tells us ...
... Unferth's part in the epic may be summarized as follows . After Beowulf has been welcomed at the Court of Hrothgar and speeches have been exchanged between the hero and the king , Unferth , a courtier , pricked on , the poet tells us ...
Page 159
... Unferth's activities . He first pours scorn upon Beowulf to discredit him and then finally is brought to recognize a superior being . A brief allusion before the recon- ciliation scene may hint at Unferth's participation in the dynastic ...
... Unferth's activities . He first pours scorn upon Beowulf to discredit him and then finally is brought to recognize a superior being . A brief allusion before the recon- ciliation scene may hint at Unferth's participation in the dynastic ...
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... Unferth , no matter where he came from — from folk- lore , history , Irish or Scandinavian sagas , or from the poet's own subconscious . To the author , Unferth had a function in his epic . What did he conceive of his character ...
... Unferth , no matter where he came from — from folk- lore , history , Irish or Scandinavian sagas , or from the poet's own subconscious . To the author , Unferth had a function in his epic . What did he conceive of his character ...
Contents
H MUNRO CHADWICK | 23 |
4Y J R R TOLKIEN | 51 |
MARIE PADGETT HAMILTON | 105 |
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