Gathering some of the most important studies from the past 25 years of Beowulf scholarship, The Beowulf Reader offers essential insights both to scholars in the field and to readers coming to this Old English literary masterpiece for the first time. The carefully selected essays in this volume represent the various approaches that have dominated recent Beowulf studies and illustrate the evolution of Old English literary criticism, from New Critical formalism to recent trends in critical theory and a resurgent historicism.
| ISBN: | 9780815336662 |
| Publication date: | 7th September 2000 |
| Author: | Peter S Baker |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 306 pages |
| Series: | Basic Readings in Anglo-Saxon England |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: poetry and poets |
Gathering some of the most important studies from the past 25 years of Beowulf scholarship, The Beowulf Reader offers essential insights both to scholars in the field and to readers coming to this Old English literary masterpiece for the first time. The carefully selected essays in this volume represent the various approaches that have dominated recent Beowulf studies and illustrate the evolution of Old English literary criticism, from New Critical formalism to recent trends in critical theory and a resurgent historicism.
The Beowulf Reader features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets
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The Beowulf Reader was written by Peter S Baker and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Beowulf Reader has 306 pages
Yes it is part of Basic Readings in Anglo-Saxon England series
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