{"product_id":"the-tomb-of-beowulf-and-other-essays-on-old-english-hardback-9780631173281","title":"The Tomb of Beowulf; And Other Essays on Old English (Hardback) 9780631173281","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Tomb of Beowulf\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnd Other Essays on Old English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFred C. Robinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631173281, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 July 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e347 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.624 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOMB OF BEOWULF\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eFred C. Robinson is known throughout the world for some of the most original and stimulating work on Old English literature and language published in recent times. This book collects twenty three of his essays, including three substantial new articles on the literary interpretation of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf,\u003c\/i\u003e the background and value of Ezra Pound’s translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Seafarer,\u003c\/i\u003e and an account of the use of Old English in twentieth-century literary compositions.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays vary widely in terms of subject and approach. They include literary interpretation and criticism of the best-known Old English poems (\u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Maldon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExodus\u003c\/i\u003e for example), an account of the historical, religious, and cultural background to the writing of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf,\u003c\/i\u003e articles on women in Old English literature and on the significance of names and naming. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book as a whole is informed by the author’s preoccupation with meaning, context, and language, and their subtle interactions. Its contents are equally characterized by readability and scholarship, and by learning and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Literary Interpretation: \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Literary Interpretation: Several Poems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Textual Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Manuscript Contexts:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Three Editions of the Old English Texts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Women in Old English Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Names in Old English Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Linguistic Studies in Old English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Old English in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Essays and Notes by Fred C. Robinson not included in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Reviews by Fred C. Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316771549464,"sku":"9780631173281","price":92.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631173281.jpg?v=1781824359","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-tomb-of-beowulf-and-other-essays-on-old-english-hardback-9780631173281","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}