The Beowulf Reader: Basic Readings

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ISBN 10: 0815336667 / ISBN 13: 9780815336662

Published by Taylor & Francis Inc, 2000

About this Item

This book gathers some of the most important studies from the past twenty-five years of scholarship on the greatest Old English literary work. Editor(s): Baker, Peter S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416. . 2000. 2nd Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beowulf Reader: Basic Readings
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815336667
• ISBN 13: 9780815336662
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Gathering some of the most important studies from the past 25 years of Beowulf scholarship, The Beowulf Reader offers essential insights both to scholars in the field and to readers coming to this Old English literary masterpiece for the first time. The carefully selected essays in this volume represent the various approaches that have dominated recent Beowulf studies and illustrate the evolution of Old English literary criticism, from New Critical formalism to recent trends in critical theory and a resurgent historicism.

About the Author

Peter Baker is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Virginia. He is the author of the award-winning Deconstruction and theEthical Turn (1995).