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Beowulf and the Demise of Germanic Legend in England

Beowulf and the Demise of Germanic Legend in England - Albert Bates Lord Studies in Oral Tradition

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Applies comparative cultural history, or historical anthropology, to the study of Germanic legend as embedded in Beowulf and other Old English poetry. Demonstrates how the core legend of the bear-hero was shaped to serve successive ideological and political interests, and why Germanic legend vanish

Book information

ISBN: 9780815323549
Publisher: Garland
Imprint: Garland
Pub date:
DEWEY: 829.3
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 237
Weight: 500g
Height: 230mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 12mm