Richard North

Gebundenes Buch

The Origins of Beowulf

From Vergil to Wiglaf

Beschreibung

This fascinating study suggests that the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. The place of composition is given as the minster of Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire (now Derbyshire) and the poet as Eanmund, abbot of Breedon.

Autor

Richard North was born and brought up in Oxford, and read Old English and Old Norse literature at Oxford University. He completed his PhD in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University, where he compared Old English and Old Norse poetry, building up interests which led to two books on the literary remains of Anglo-Saxon paganism. He has also written on Old Icelandic literature, mainly poetry, and since 1989 has been teaching these subjects at University College London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 746g
• ISBN-13: 9780199206612
• ISBN-10: 0199206619
• Artikelnr.: 22429781