Beowulf and the Bear's Son

Beowulf and the Bear's Son Epic, Saga, and Fairytale in Northern Germanic Tradition - Garland Reference Library of the Humanities

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Publisher's Synopsis

Explores the kind and degree of interrelationship among the Old Norse sagas, the German Marchen, the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf and other Indo-European narratives. Concludes that the similarities suggest many artists drawing on a common set of themes, rather than borrowing whole stories from previous treatments. Includes extensive excerpts (translated) an

Book information

ISBN: 9780824074401
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Imprint: Garland Pub.
Pub date:
DEWEY: 829.3
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 247
Weight: 453g
Height: 222mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 19mm