Beowulf and Other Stories: An Introduction to Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literature |
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Pages: 560 (Paperback) Editor: Joe Allard ISBN: 1405835729 Pub: Longman Pub date: 2007-04-26 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 238098 |
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A very good introduction to the subject (4/5 people found this helpful)
This is a very good introduction to the subject but with a particular emphasis on the Beowulf poem. The subsequent influence of the poem is also considered which I found very interesting. The comparison to Tolkien's work is appropriate as Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford and as regards Beowulf the most learned man of his day.
Beowulf & Other Stories - Richard North and Joe Allard (3/6 people found this helpful)
I have to say that I was very disappointed with this book. I was left with the feeling that this book was written by second rate lecturers wanting to produce any-old textbook in order to include it as recommended reading for undergraduate fresher's who know no better. Furthermore, the writers - editors sorry (although we cannot get away from the fact that the narration is what really spoils this book) write like adolescents. Maybe I'm being unfair and I'm possibly making the mistake of comparing this book against the excellent Agincourt by Juliet Barker or the highly creditable Joan of Arc by Timothy Wilson-Smith. Perhaps so, but one should never compare Beowulf with The Lord of the Rings. I gave up on the book terrified that I might get to a part where Beowulf is compared to Harry Potter. Such things should only be done by drunk historians and never put to paper.
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