Beowulf and Other Stories - 9781138437456

Taylor & Francis

Beowulf and Other StoriesA New Introduction to Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures\nAuthor(s): Joe Allard, Richard North\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138437456, 978-1138437456\nSynopsis\nBeowulf and Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English ? and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman ? can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature. Now in a fully revised second edition, the collection of essays written by leading academics in the field is set to build upon its established reputation as the standard introduction to the literatures of the time. \nBeowulf and Other Stories captures the fire and bloodlust of the great epic, Beowulf, and the sophistication and eroticism of the Exeter Riddles. Fresh interpretations give new life to the spiritual ecstasy of The Seafarer and to the.