Beowulf and the Grendel-Kin : politics and poetry in eleventh-century England /
Helen Damico.
- 1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical table.
- Medieval European studies ; XVI .
- Medieval European studies ; XVI. .
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.
9781938228735
Beowulf--Criticism, Textual.
Politics and literature--History--England--To 1500. English poetry--History and criticism.--Old English, ca. 450-1100 Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism. Anglo-Saxons--Intellectual life.