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Bloomsbury Academic Beowulf' and the Germanic World: Studies in Heroic Narrative Tradition

Name: Beowulf' and the Germanic World: Studies in Heroic Narrative Tradition
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Beowulf, one of the earliest poems in the English language, recounts a tale of heroism played out against the backdrop of Scandinavia in the 5th to 6th centuries AD. And yet, this old English verse set in Scandinavia is a little surprisingly, perhaps populated with names of German descent. This insight into the personal names of Beowulf acts the starting point for Philip A. Shaws innovative and nuanced study. As Shaw reveals, the origins of these personal names provide important evidence for the origins of Beowulf as it enables us to fully situate the poem in its continental contexts. As such, this book is not only a much-needed reassessment of Beowulf's beginnings, but also sheds new light on the links between Beowulf and other continental narrative traditions, such as the Scandinavian sagas and German heroics. In doing so, Beowulf and the Germanic World takes readers beyond the continuing debate over the dating of the poem and provides a compelling new model for the Poems origins. Review "Could it be true that narrative elements of Beowulf originated on the continent and were transmitted to early England in both written and oral form? These are the exciting conclusions of Philip A. Shaw, who analyzes the poem's personal names and ethnonyms as evidence of layered composition. Shaw's virtuosic book has given Beowulf a compelling ancestry." --Scott Gwara, Professor of English, University of South Carolina, USA"Philip A. Shaw's erudite, painstaking and ingenious survey of the names of all the human figures in Beowulf is one of the most significant contributions for years to scholarship on this famous poem. All those interested in the origins and transmission of Beowulf's story world will want to read it." --Richard Dance, Reader in Early English, University of Cambridge, UK. About the Author Philip A. Shaw is Lecturer in English Language and Old English, University of Leicester, UK.

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Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1350145769
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Scandinavia
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 September 2020
Listed Since: 19 December 2019

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