Bundle 4A: Beowulf

Overview

In this week’s bundle, you will

  • Unlearn some common myths about Beowulf!
  • Appreciate its subtle interlacing of past, present, and future.
  • Explore its affinities with the Old English elegies you’ve just been studying.
  • Reflect on its representation of kingship and queenship, monstrosity and humanity.
  • Think about the connections between Beowulf’s world and ours.

License

British Literature to 1800 Copyright © 2020 by Karen Winstead. All Rights Reserved.

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