Honour, exchange and violence in Beowulf /

"This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Peter S. (Peter Stuart), 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, U.K. : D.S. Brewer, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd., 2013.
Colección:Anglo-Saxon studies ; 20.
Temas:
Beowulf.
Beowulf
Dragons in literature.
Epic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism.
Heroes in literature.
Dragons dans la littérature.
Poésie épique anglaise (vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Héros dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Dragons in literature
Epic poetry, English (Old)
Heroes in literature
Gewalt
Våld i litteraturen.
Heder i litteraturen.
Drakar i litteraturen.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Loot and the economy of honour
  • Unferth's gift
  • The angel in the mead hall
  • Three queens
  • The perils of peacemaking
  • Beowulf's last triumph.

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