TY - ADVS AU - Whelan,Robert AU - Burrow,J.A. AU - DiNapoli,Robert ED - Cromwell Productions. ED - Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) TI - Beowulf and the roots of Anglo-Saxon poetry SN - 9781421363356 AV - PR1585 .B383 2003 U1 - 829.108 PY - 2003/// CY - Princeton, NJ PB - Films for the Humanities & Sciences, KW - Beowulf KW - Wanderer (Anglo-Saxon poem) KW - Seafarer (Anglo-Saxon poem) KW - Dream of the rood KW - Maldon (Anglo-Saxon poem) KW - English poetry KW - Old English, ca. 450-1100 N1 - Camera, Gavin Boot, Chris Weaver ; editor, Nick Guest ; music, Ken Morse; Presented by Robert Whelan ; narrated by Roy Cane ; readings by Vanessa Adye N2 - Beowulf is the oldest written epic in English literature. In this program, Dr. Robert DiNapoli--teaching fellow in Old and Middle English at the University of Birmingham, England--and Professor John Burrow of Bristol University examine the symbolism and the influence of Christianity in Beowulf and other masterpieces of English and Germanic poetry. the Wanderer, the Seafarer, the dream of Rood, and the battle of Maldon are also analyzed. The program is an indispensable aid in teaching this watershed period in Western literature ER -