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The narrative pulse of Beowulf : arrivals and departures /

One of the most consistent critiques levelled against Beowulf is that it lacks a steady narrative advance and that its numerous digressions tend to complicate if not halt the poem's movement. As those passages often look backward or far ahead in narrative time, they seem to transform the poem i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, John M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2008]
Colección:Toronto Old English series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Narrative Pulse of Beowulf: Arrivals and Departures
  • Beowulf's Sudden Arrival and Danish Challenges: Nothing Said Is Merely a Formality
  • The Arrival of Joy after Grendel's Departure, and a Momentous Question: Succession or Not?
  • Beowulf's Homecoming with 'Celeritas' and Loyalty
  • The Dragon's Arrival and Beowulf's Two Departures: Deep Luck Runs Out
  • Conclusion.