Heroic identity in the world of Beowulf /
In exploring the identities of foreign fighters seeking glory abroad, this revisionist book challenges the traditional view of Beowulf as a 'hero', who emphasizes the obligations attending excellence and the temptation of power, both personal and civic.
| Основен автор: | Gwara, Scott, 1962- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Серия: |
Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ;
v. 2. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=308258 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Heroic identity in the world of Beowulf. |
Съдържание:
- A contested Beowulf
- The wisdom context of the Sigemund-Heremond and Hunfer©ʻ digressions
- The foreign Beowulf and the "Fight at Finnsburh"
- The rhetoric of Oferhygd in Hro©ʻgar's "sermon"
- Beowulf's dragon fight and the appraisal of Oferhygd
- King Beowulf and Ealdormonn Byrhtno©ʻ.