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100 1 $aJohnston, Ruth A.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011009954
245 12 $aA companion to Beowulf /$cRuth Johnston Staver.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bGreenwood Press,$c2005.
300 $a227 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-218) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction to the context of Beowulf --$g2.$tChoosing a translation --$g3.$tThe hero comes to Denmark --$g4.$tBeowulf versus Grendel --$g5.$tBeowulf versus Grendel's mother --$g6.$tBeowulf versus the dragon --$g7.$tLiterary techniques --$g8.$tPlacing Beowulf on a timeline --$g9.$tLanguage and poetry --$g10.$tReligion in Beowulf --$g11.$tAnglo-Saxon culture --$g12.$tModern adaptations of Beowulf --$g13.$tThe Beowulfian world of J. R. R. Tolkien.
520 1 $a"The first part of the book provides information of interest to a wide range of readers, while the second covers more specialized topics. Thus the initial chapters review the merits of different translations and offer a detailed plot summary, while later chapters discuss the poem's language and style, its treatment of religion, its relation to Anglo-Saxon culture, and its legacy in popular culture. One of the greatest Beowulf scholars was J. R. R. Tolkien, and the book gives special attention to his use of the poem in his own fiction. High school students, undergraduates, and general readers will find this book a valuable guide to one of the most challenging yet enduring works of English literature."--BOOK JACKET.
630 00 $aBeowulf$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aEpic poetry, English (Old)$xHistory and criticism$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
651 0 $aScandinavia$xIn literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aMonsters in literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aDragons in literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aHeroes in literature$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005006568.html
852 00 $bglx$hPR1585$i.S73 2005
852 00 $bbar$hPR1585$i.S73 2005