Chil.Classics -Odyssey & Iliad by Barbara Leonie Picard

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Chil.Classics -Odyssey & Iliad by Barbara Leonie Picard

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Chil.Classics -Odyssey & Iliad by Barbara Leonie Picard

It is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who establishes an ideal then probes its darker side. The author's unique knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture provides constant surprises and enlightenment. This book will be invaluable to all students of the poem for its fresh and detailed reading, its identification of a coherent structure and its establishment of the integrity of the surviving texts.

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ISBN 13 9780671081553
ISBN 10 0671081551
Title Chil.Classics -Odyssey & Iliad
Author Barbara Leonie Picard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 1986-08-29
Number of pages 484
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.