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Beowulf
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Elaine Strong Skill |
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feat… |
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Heroic identity in the world of Beowulf
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Scott Gwara |
"Readers of Beowulf have noted inconsistencies in Beowulf's depiction, as either heroic or reckless. Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf resolves this tension by emphasizing Beowulf's identity as… |
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Novels (Congo / Eaters of the Dead / Sphere)
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Michael Crichton |
Contains three of Crichton's previously published novels: [Congo][1], set deep in the jungle near the legendary ruins of a lost city; [Sphere][2], set a thousand feet below the surface of the South P… |
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The hero Beowulf
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Eric A. Kimmel |
A simple, brief retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel. |
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Beowulf
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Joseph F. Tuso,E. Talbot Donaldson |
Presents an annotated text of the saga of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel, and includes backgrounds and sources, as well as critical commentary. |
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An anthology of Beowulf criticism
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Lewis E. Nicholson |
Was the Beowulf poet a Christian? Or was he a noble pagan whose outlook had been only slightly colored by exposure to Christian thinking? This is but one of the fascinating topics discussed in this a… |
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Before the closet
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Allen J. Frantzen |
Allen J. Frantzen challenges the long accepted view that the early Middle Ages tolerated and even fostered same-sex relations and that intolerance of homosexuality developed only late in the medieval… |
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Beowulf the warrior
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Ian Serraillier |
48 p. : 22 cm |
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Beowulf
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Harold Bloom |
Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. |
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Beowulf, a hero's tale retold
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James Rumford |
A simplified and illustrated retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon that threatened the kingdom |
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Grendel
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John Gardner,John Gardner |
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This classic and much lauded retelling… |
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Beowulf
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Lewis Warsh |
A guide to reading "Beowulf" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list. |
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Beowulf
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Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman,Michael Foreman |
Long ago a Scandinavian warrior fought three evils so powerful they threatened whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saved the land of the Danes from… |
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Eaters of the Dead
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Michael Crichton |
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a … |
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Beowulf and the fight at Finnsburg
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Friedrich Klaeber |
"A professor in a course on Beowulf once said that Klaeber didn't study Beowulf, he WAS Beowulf. If you want a fascinating and tragic scholar's biography, read up on this man, he was the one and only… |
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Beowulf the Warrior
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I. Serraillier |
A retelling of the classic tale of Beowulf, appropriate for young adults. |
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