strengthenthewarriorcodeinaworldfullofuncertaintyandfear. Onemightcontrastthissociallyacceptedversionofpatriarchalhistorywiththevariousalternative modelsthatthepoempresents.Grendel,forexample,descendsfromCain,thebiblicalicono familialdisloyalty,andtheavengingofhisdeathisundertakenbyafemalerelativeratherthana ...
And on the third night, he would give a longer summary about what happened on the first two nights. There is also a prelude(序曲,前言) to invent(虚构)an allusion(引述,典故)to the real story and to serve as a contrast or comparison to the main story. The poem begins with the funeral...
1.Part 1-Beowulf Part1IntroductiontotheCourseEarly&MedievalEnglishLiterature Chapter2Beowulf Part1IntroductiontotheCourseEarly&MedievalEnglishLiterature PairAnwork:WaysofanalyzingAnalysisofBeowulfabook.1.TheKeyFacts2.TheCharacters3.ThePlots4.TheThemes 5.WritingFeatures 6.Comments Part1IntroductiontotheCourseEarly...