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The Four Funerals in Beowulf : And the Structure of the Poem
The Four Funerals in Beowulf And the Structure of the Poem
Author: Gale R. Owen-Crocker
The old English poem "Beowulf" begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part of the way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral—hitherto disguised as poetic imagery—is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural impo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780719054976
ISBN-10: 0719054974
Publication Date: 11/18/2000
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Manchester University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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