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Heroic identity in the world of Beowulf /
In exploring the identities of foreign fighters seeking glory abroad, this revisionist book challenges the traditional view of Beowulf as a 'hero', who emphasizes the obligations attending excellence and the temptation of power, both personal and civic.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Colección: | Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ;
v. 2. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A contested Beowulf
- The wisdom context of the Sigemund-Heremond and Hunferð digressions
- The foreign Beowulf and the "Fight at Finnsburh"
- The rhetoric of Oferhygd in Hroðgar's "sermon"
- Beowulf's dragon fight and the appraisal of Oferhygd
- King Beowulf and Ealdormonn Byrhtnoð.