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Beowulf and the North before the Vikings /
Ever since Tolkien's famous lecture in 1936, it has been generally accepted that the poem Beowulf is a fantasy, and of no use as a witness to real history. This book challenges that view, and argues that the poem provides a plausible, detailed, and consistent vision of pre-Viking history which...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2022
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| Collection: | Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction : fantasy or history?
- Poetry and archaeology
- Old legend, new reality
- The bigger picture
- The non-national epic.