The Tomb of Beowulf: And Other Essays on Old English by Fred C. Robinson

The Tomb of BeowulfAnd Other Essays on Old English\nAuthor(s): Fred C. Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631173281, 978-0631173281\nSynopsis\nTHE TOMB OF BEOWULF Fred C. Robinson is known throughout the world for some of the most original and stimulating work on Old English literature and language published in recent times. This book collects twenty three of his essays, including three substantial new articles on the literary interpretation of Beowulf, the background and value of Ezra Pounds translation of The Seafarer, and an account of the use of Old English in twentieth-century literary compositions.\nThe essays vary widely in terms of subject and approach. They include literary interpretation and criticism of the best-known Old English poems (The Battle of Maldon and Exodus for example), an account of the historical, religious, and cultural background to the writing of Beowulf, articles on women .