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portada Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf
Heroic Identity in the World of BeowulfHeroic Identity in the World of BeowulfHeroic Identity in the World of Beowulf
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
419
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
24.4 x 16.5 x 2.8 cm
Weight
0.84 kg.
ISBN
9004171703
ISBN13
9789004171701
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Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf

Scott Gwara (Author) · Brill · Hardcover

Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf - Gwara, Scott

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Synopsis "Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf"

Readers of Beowulf have noted inconsistencies in Beowulf's depiction, as either heroic or reckless. Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf resolves this tension by emphasizing Beowulf's identity as a foreign fighter seeking glory abroad. Such men resemble wreccan, "exiles" compelled to leave their homelands due to excessive violence. Beowulf may be potentially arrogant, therefore, but he learns prudence. This native wisdom highlights a king's duty to his warband, in expectation of Beowulf's future rule. The dragon fight later raises the same question of incompatible identities, hero versus king. In frequent reference to Greek epic and Icelandic saga, this revisionist approach to Beowulf offers new interpretations of flyting rhetoric, the custom of "men dying with their lord," and the poem's digressions.

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