TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nicholson,Lewis E.
TI  - An anthology of Beowulf criticism
T2  - Essay index reprint series
SN  - 083692567X
AV  - PR1585 .N5 1972
U1  - 829/.3 
PY  - 0000///
CY  - Freeport, N.Y.
PB  - Books for Libraries Press
KW  - Beowulf
KW  - fast
KW  - Epic poetry, English (Old)
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Monsters in literature
KW  - Dragons in literature
KW  - Heroes in literature
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; The Christian coloring in the 'Beowulf' -- 'The heroic age', an excerpt -- The ideal of kingship in 'Beowulf' -- 'Beowulf': the monsters and the critics -- The religious principle in 'Beowulf' -- 'Beowulf' -- 'Beowulf' and Christian allegory: an interpretation of Unferth -- The doctrine of charity in medieval literary gardens: a topical approach through symbolism and allegory -- The oral-formulaic character of Anglo-Saxon narrative poetry -- 'Beowulf' and the liturgy -- Beowulf's three great fights -- Good and evil; light and darkness; joy and sorrow in 'Beowulf' -- 'Sapientia et fortitudo as the controlling theme of 'Beowulf' -- Sutton Hoo and 'Beowulf' -- 'Beowulf' -- and allegory of salvation? -- The 'Beowulf' poet -- Patristics and Old English literature: notes on some poems -- The Christian perspective in 'Beowulf'
ER  -