Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics |
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actually Aeneid allegory allusion already ancient Anglo-Saxon antiquity author of Beowulf bogies Cain characters Christian Christian poetry concerning confusion contrast course criticism Cyclops CYNEWULF Danes dark death defeat devil doom drihten ealde epic esteem evil fact fate foes folk-tale Froda Geatland Geats giants gods Grendel's mother heathen heaven Heorot heroes heroic Hrethel Hrothgar human Hygelac imagination important Ingeld ISRAEL GOLLANCZ J. R. R. TOLKIEN jötnar judgement language later learned legend legendary less lines literary literature magen main story matter mediaeval Metod modern monsters myth mythology nature noble Norse northern odde Odysseus ogre Old English original outer edges pagan passage peaw plainly plot poem poet poet's poetic poetry ponne potent praise probably referred sceal Scripture secean sense significance spirit tale theme things thought told tone tradition tragedy true Unferth UNIVE UNIVERSIT UNIVERSITY verse Virgil virtue Völuspá Widsith words wyrd