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Understanding Beowulf as an Indo-European Epic: A Study in Comparative Mythology
Author(s): Earl R. Anderson (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 608 pages
- ISBN-10: 077343755X
- ISBN-13: 9780773437555
Book Description
Beowulf is interpreted in light of cross-cultural, migratory typescenes and themes in epic tradition, contrasting sharply with nativist, ironic and nominalist readings that are current in the critical literature.
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Beowulf is interpreted in light of cross-cultural, migratory typescenes and themes in epic tradition, contrasting sharply with nativist, ironic and nominalist readings that are current in the critical literature.
About the Author
Dr. Anderson is Professor Emeritus at Cleveland State University, where he taught courses in Literature and Linguistics and served as Department Chair and Dean.
