The Condemnation of Heroism in the Tragedy of Beowulf

The Condemnation of Heroism in the Tragedy of Beowulf
Author: Fidel Fajardo-Acosta
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1989
Genre: Literary Criticism
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This study in the characterization of the epic poem interprets Beowulf as a disconfirmation of the heroic type. It argues that the poem is the vehicle of a strong anti-militaristic, anti-heroic, pacifist wisdom that is the essence of epic literature.


The Condemnation of Heroism in the Tragedy of Beowulf
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Fidel Fajardo-Acosta
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989 - Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press

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This study in the characterization of the epic poem interprets Beowulf as a disconfirmation of the heroic type. It argues that the poem is the vehicle of a stro
Beowulf - The Tragedy of a Hero
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: Keld Zeruneith
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-03-03 - Publisher: U Press

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Beowulf may be the most important work in Old English literature, but the poem takes place in Denmark and southern Sweden. And it is Denmark where the poem was
Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf
Language: en
Pages: 436
Authors: Scott Gwara
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-31 - Publisher: BRILL

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Readers of Beowulf have noted inconsistencies in Beowulf's depiction, as either heroic or reckless. Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf resolves this tensio
A Critical Companion to Beowulf
Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Andy Orchard
Categories: Beowulf
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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This is a complete guide to the text and context of the most famous Old English poem. In this book, the specific roles of selcted individual characters, both ma
Beowulf - The Tragedy of a Hero
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Keld Zeruneith
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-03-03 - Publisher: U Press

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Beowulf may be the most important work in Old English literature, but the poem takes place in Denmark and southern Sweden. And it is Denmark where the poem was