Ideology, Prosody, and Eponymy: Towards a Public Poetics of Obama and Beowulf
Ideology, Prosody, and Eponymy: Towards a Public Poetics of Obama and Beowulf By Tom Clark Nebula: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship, Vol.7:1-2 (2010)…
Beowulf and the Teaching of Leadership
Although it depicts a Germanic warrior culture of nearly 1,500 years ago, the Old English epic poem Beowulf contains timely insights into leadership and motivation, trust, respect, loyalty, and sacrifice that could inform current leadership practice and teaching
The Barbarian Past in Early Medieval Historical Narrative
The Barbarian Past in Early Medieval Historical Narrative By Shami Ghosh PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2009 Abstract: This thesis presents a series…
Interview with Anthony Adams
A video interview with Anthony Adams, Assistant Professor of English at Brown University. We talk about Adams the book Professor Adams is currently…
A Dark Age Peter Principle: Beowulf’s incompetence threshold
Many readers, recognizing the incompatibility of heroism with the duties of kingship, have argued that Beowulf tells a story of colossal failure.
Korean Translation of Beowulf: Variety and Limitation of Archaic Words
Korean Translation of Beowulf: Variety and Limitation of Archaic Words Lee, Dong-Ill Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 16 No. 1 (2008)…
“Cain’s Fratricide: Original Violence as ‘Original Sin’ in Beowulf”
“Cain’s Fratricide: Original Violence as ‘Original Sin’ in Beowulf” Hodges, Horace Jeffery Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 15 No. 1 (2007)…
“Space and Feasting Hall in the Heroic Poetry”
“Space and Feasting Hall in the Heroic Poetry” Lee, Dongill Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 14 No. 2 (2006) Abstract The…
Praeparatio Evangelium: Beowulf as Antetype of Christ
Praeparatio Evangelium: Beowulf as Antetype of Christ Hodges, Horace Jeffery Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, vol. 12 (2004 ) No. 2 Abstract…
Translating Beowulf: Translators Crouched and Dangers Rampant
Translating Beowulf: Translators Crouched and Dangers Rampant Schulman, Jana K. Medieval English Studies, vol. 12 (2004) No. 1 Abstract Those who read Beowulf…
A Study on Geogoð in Old English Poetry: Beowulf 535-538
A Study on Geogoð in Old English Poetry: Beowulf 535-538 Medieval English Studies, vol. 10 (2002) No. 2) Lee, Dongill Abstract This paper…
Grendel’s Mere: Freudian and Metapoetical Implications
Grendel’s Mere: Freudian and Metapoetical Implications Lee, Sung-Il Medieval English Studies, vol. 9 (2001) No. 1 Abstract One of the most famous passages…
Warriors, Wyrms, and Wyrd: The Paradoxical Fate of the Germanic Hero/King in Beowulf
Warriors, Wyrms, and Wyrd: The Paradoxical Fate of the Germanic Hero/King in Beowulf Wanner, Kevin J. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999)…
Flytes of Fancy: Boasting and Boasters from Beowulf to Gangsta Rap
Flytes of Fancy: Boasting and Boasters from Beowulf to Gangsta Rap Halama, Alta Cools Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996) Abstract Man…
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature Lionarons, Joyce Tally Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11…
The Social Centrality of Women in Beowulf: A New Context
This paper examines the roles of the women in Beowulf, focusing on those of hostess, peaceweavers, and monsters. When read through an anthropological lens, Beowulf presents the female characters as being central both in the story itself and in the society presented in the poem.
An Education in the Mead-Hall : Beowulf’s Lessons for Young Warriors
This essay explores how Beowulf may have indoctrinated the young warriors hearing the tale. The poem prompts the geoguð (young warriors) to consider how they would respond in psychologically threatening situations, and it presents as their model Beowulf, who faces each risk bravely and is justly rewarded.
Gold and its Significance in Beowulf
The gold and treasure in Beowulf are so much a part of the texture of the poem that the reader tends to dismiss them as another commonplace of the heroic age, like mead-benches and armor, included by the poet to set his scene.
Representations of Anglo-Saxon England in Children’s Literature
The way in which children’s authors have translated medieval history into their own “historicity” has changed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as popular and scholarly attitudes toward the Middle Ages have changed. Looking at these changes, my purpose in this thesis will be to answer two questions: why would children’s authors draw upon Anglo-Saxon England for their subject matter? And, what relevance does children’s literature have for an audience of medievalists?
The Middle Ages as Fantasy
Discusses the famous writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and the influence of medievalism on their storytelling.