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Beowulf (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) - Hardcover

Harold Bloom, Ed.

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9780877549048: Beowulf (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0877549044 ISBN 13: 9780877549048
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub, 1987

Synopsis

The most important poem in Old English, Beowulf is also the only surviving Anglo-Saxon epic. Though the origins of the piece remain a mystery, it has long been acclaimed for its grand tone and brilliant style.

The title, ’s Beowulf, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on ’s Beowulf through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on , a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.

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About the Author

Considered the world's cheif authority on Shakespeare, Harold Bloom is now in his 46th year of teaching at Yale University. His latest book How to Read and Why joins a prodigious literary output which includes the editorship of this flagship study guide series.

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"Harold Bloom is the world's leading Literary critic" - The Times 28.11.00"

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Publisher
Chelsea House Pub
Publication date
1987
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0877549044
ISBN 13 
9780877549048
Binding
Hardcover
Rating
  • 3.60 out of 5 stars
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