aOld English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Great Britain[36] but one of these dialects, Late West Saxon, eventually came to dominate, and it is in this that the poem Beowulf is written. 老英语是一个不同的小组方言,反射英国(...
What is the central idea of the epic poemBeowulf? The central idea of "Beowulf" revolves around the heroic code, which emphasizes virtues such as bravery, loyalty, and generosity. The poem explores selfless heroism through Beowulf's battles with Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon, demon...
Mark Griffith
Ork is a theologian, one who studies the theories behind religion. Mistaking Grendel for the Destroyer, the supreme Scylding deity, Ork describes ultimate wisdom as a vision of a universe in which nothing is lost or wasted. Ork is one of only a few priests in the novel for whom religion...
As if in response, a green giant riding a green horse and carrying an axe and a holly branch (as a sign of peace) enters Camelot and challenges the knights to “a Christmas game”: some member of the court is to use his axe to cut off his head, after which he will return the bl...
Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement. It’s not going particularly well. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and...
D.G. Scragg
McCullough, Joseph A. Dragonslayers from Beowulf to St George Illustrated by Peter Dennis Osprey (Adventures), 2013, pp80, 10.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 78096 730 1 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is a very useful resource book about dragons and their role...
to offer a fresh reading of Beowulf Comparing the poem's digressive, non-linear style to the symptoms displayed by sufferers of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Ted Morrissey argues that Beowulf is a product of a 'trauma culture'. Chapter 1 outlines ...
A Beowulf Handbook, ed. Robert E. Bjork and John N. Niles (Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 1997). 466 pp. ISBN 0-85989-543-2. 40.00 [pounds sterling]. Eighteen chapters of this handbook, each written by a different Beowulf scholar, map scholarly trends in...Jan Cermak...