TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fry,Donald K.
AU  - Tolkien,J.R.R.
AU  - Blomfield,J.
AU  - Wilbur,R.
AU  - Bloomfield,Morton W.
AU  - Lumiansky,R.M.
AU  - Magoun,Francis Peabody
AU  - Cramp,Rosemary
AU  - Creed,R.P.
AU  - Renoir,Alain
AU  - Rexroth,Kenneth
AU  - Fry,Donald K.
TI  - The Beowulf poet: a collection of critical essays 
T2  - Twentieth century views
AV  - PR1585 .F7
U1  - 829/.3 23
PY  - 1968///]
CY  - Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
PB  - Prentice-Hall
KW  - gnd
KW  - Beowulf
KW  - fast
KW  - swd
KW  - Epic poetry, English (Old)
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Monsters in literature
KW  - Dragons in literature
KW  - Heroes in literature
KW  - Beowulf (anoniem)
KW  - gtt
KW  - Aufsatzsammlung
KW  - Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism
KW  - Literary criticism
KW  - Essays
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - "A Spectrum book"; Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177); Introduction: The artistry of Beowulf / by D.K. Fry --; Beowulf: the monsters and the critics; by J.R.R. Tolkien --; The style and structure of Beowulf; by J. Blomfield --; Beowulf; by R. Wilbur --; Beowulf and Christian allegory: an interpretation of Unferth; by M.W. Bloomfield --; The dramatic audience in Beowulf; by R.M. Lumiansky --; Oral-formulaic character of Anglo-Saxon narrative poetry; by F.P. Magoun, Jr --; Beowulf and archaeology; by R. Cramp --; The making of an Anglo-Saxon poem; by R.P. Creed --; Point of view and design for terror in Beowulf; by A. Renoir --; Classics revisited. 4: Beowulf; by K. Rexroth; Also issued online
N2  - "Beowulf' is the best surviving poem written in English before Chaucer," states Donald K. Fry. It is not a primitive poem or a product of the "dark ages," but a well-structured and unified poem which exemplifies the essentially pessimistic outlook and the indomitable will of the Northern tribes of England in the early Middle Ages. Beginning with J. R. R. Tolkien's description of "Beowulf"'s structure as "a balance, an opposition of ends and beginnings," Fry presents authoritative essays that range from explanations of dramatic technique and symbolism to religious themes and characterization. As the contributors to this book prove, the anonymous master craftsman of "Beowulf" produced a vigorous, stately, and beautiful poem which shows how a hero, embodying the ideals of a heroic society, must act in a world of ever increasing evil and impending doom
ER  -