Leonard Neidorf The Dating of Beowulf (Paperback) Anglo-Saxon Studies

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Dating of BeowulfCondition: NewSubtitle: A ReassessmentISBN-10: 1843844494EAN: 9781843844495ISBN: 9781843844495Publisher: D.S. BrewerFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/18/2016Description: Examinations of the date of Beowulf have tremendous significance for Anglo-Saxon culture in general.This book will be a milestone, and deserves to be widely read. The early Beowulf that overwhelmingly emerges here asks hard questions, and the same strictly defined measures of metre, spelling, onomastics, semantics, genealogy, and historicity all cry out to be tested further and applied more broadly to the whole corpus of Old English verse. Andy Orchard, Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Oxford. The datingof Beowulf has been a central question in Anglo-Saxon studies for the past two centuries, since it affects not only the interpretation of Beowulf, but also the trajectory of early English literary history. By exploring evidence for the poem's date of composition, these essays contribute to a wide range of pertinent fields, including historical linguistics, Old English metrics, onomastics, and textual criticism. Many aspects of Anglo-Saxon literary culture are likewise examined, as contributors gauge the chronological significance of the monsters, heroes, history, and theology brought together in Beowulf. Discussions of methodology and the history of the discipline also figure prominently in this collection. Overall, the dating of Beowulf here provides a productive framework for evaluating evidence and drawing informed conclusions about its chronological significance. These conclusions enhance our appreciation of Beowulf and improve our understanding of the poem's place in literary history. Leonard Neidorf is a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. Contributors: Frederick M. Biggs, Thomas A. Bredehoft, George Clark, Dennis Cronan, Michael D.C. Drout, Allen J. Frantzen, R.D. Fulk, Megan E. Hartman, Joseph Harris, Thomas D. Hill, Leonard Neidorf, Rafael J. Pascual, Tom ShippeyLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Leonard Neidorf (Edited by), Allen J. Frantzen (Contributions by), Dennis Cronan (Contributions by), Emily Bowman (Contributions by), Frederick M. Biggs (Contributions by), George Clark (Contributions by), Joseph Harris (Contributions by), Leonard Neidorf (Contributions by), Megan E. Hartman (Contributions by), Michael D. C Drout (Contributions by), Phoebe Boyd (Contributions by), Rafael J. Pascual (Contributions by), Robert Fulk (Contributions by), Thomas A. Bredehoft (Contributions by), Thomas D. Hill (Contributions by), Tom Shippey (Contributions by)Genre: Literary CriticismBook Series: Anglo-Saxon StudiesAuthor: Leonard NeidorfRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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