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Beowulf: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism

by Jodi-Anne George

Designed with students in mind, this clearly written and set out volume provides a chronological history of Beowulf criticism, from the survival and transmission of the manuscript to the diverse set of theoretical approaches advocated by current scholars. The only thing on which critics can agree regarding Beowulf is its importance, and this book is thus extremely useful in setting out the myriad problems of interpretation, and the no less encyclopaedic range of solutions and angles which have been taken over the last century. It is peppered with extensive quotations from the secondary literature, so that students can get a flavour of the most important passages of criticism for themselves. 190p (Palgrave 2010)

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