The Four Funerals in Beowulf: And the Structure of the PoemManchester University Press, 2000 - 264 pages It is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who establishes an ideal then probes its darker side.The author's unique knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture provides constant surprises and enlightenment. This book will be invaluable to all students of the poem for its fresh and detailed reading, its identification of a coherent structure and its establishment of the integrity of the surviving texts. |
Table des matières
Scyld Scefings ship of death | 11 |
the cremation of Hildeburgs kin | 43 |
the Last Survivors lament | 61 |
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The Four Funerals in Beowulf: And the Structure of the Poem Gale R. Owen-Crocker Aucun aperçu disponible - 2000 |
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Actual alliteration Anglo-Saxon associated audience balanced barrow battle beginning Beowulf body burial carried century Chapter Christian contained corpse cremation critics Danes dead death described dragon earth echo England evidence example fact fight Figure final Finnsburg fire fitt follows funeral Geats Germanic gifts gives gold graves Grendel ground hall hand head helmet Heorot hero heroic hoard horse Hrothgar human Hygelac indicates interpretation killed king Klaeber lament Last Survivor late later lines linked London lord manuscript marked material means mentioned monster mother Mound narrative notes Old English opening pagan parallel passage patterns perhaps period poem poet poetry practice probably pyre reference relation retainers reverse rings scribe Scyld seems seen ship Source structure Studies suggests Sutton Hoo sword tradition treasure University Press vessel weapons Wiglaf