Beowulf and the Grendel-Kin : politics and poetry in eleventh-century England / Helen Damico.

By: Damico, Helen [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Medieval European studies ; XVI.Publisher: Morgantown : University of West Virginia Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tableContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781938228735Subject(s): Beowulf -- Criticism, Textual | Politics and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500 | English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism | Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism | Anglo-Saxons -- Intellectual lifeGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Beowulf and the Grendel-Kin : politics and poetry in eleventh-century England.DDC classification: 829/.3 LOC classification: PR1586 | .D36 2015Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction: From history to vernacular epic -- The severed head: poetic image and historical text -- The Gifstail and the Grendel-Kin -- Aulfafa in Raka and the English Konungamap3sair -- Emma and Wealhtheow: female sovereignty and poetic discourse.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: From history to vernacular epic -- The severed head: poetic image and historical text -- The Gifstail and the Grendel-Kin -- Aulfafa in Raka and the English Konungamap3sair -- Emma and Wealhtheow: female sovereignty and poetic discourse.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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