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See all books authored by andy orchard, including dictionary of norse myth and legend, and pride and prodigies. He is rawlinson and bosworth professor of anglosaxon at the university of oxford and a fellow of pembroke college, oxford. A critical companion to beowulf pdf free download epdf. This authoritative book is full of ideas and insights. David bourget western ontario david chalmers anu, nyu area editors. A critical companion to beowulf by andy orchard librarything. A critical companion to beowulf by andy orchard 2007.

After an initial introduction to the poem, attention is focused on such matters as the manuscript context and approaches to dating the poem, before a lengthy discussion of the particular style, diction, and structure of this most idiosyncratic of old english texts. Andrew philip mcdowell andy orchard, frsc, fba born 27 february 1964 is a british academic in old english, norse and celtic literature. A critical companion to beowulf by andy orchard 2004. A critical companion to beowulf by andy orchard 20050201. A critical companion to beowulf by andy orchard waterstones. This longawaited book helps the reader to gain a clear grasp of the state of beowulf. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Download citation a critical companion to beowulf beowulf is the best known. Andy orchard, a critical companion to beowulf boydell and brewer, 2003 andy orchard, pride and prodigies. A critical companion to beowulf by andy orchard, 2003 online. Andy orchard is rawlinson and bosworth professor of. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.

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Beowulf is the best known and most closely studied literary work surviving from anglosaxon england, and the modern reader is faced with a bewildering number and variety of interpretations about such. Isbn 9780859917667 a critical companion to beowulf. Andy orchard has 30 books on goodreads with 95 ratings. Andy orchard is rawlinson and bosworth professor of anglosaxon, university of.

A critical companion to beowulf addresses these and other issues. Professor orchard s works include, the poetic art of aldhelm, cambridge university press 1994, pride and prodigies. Andy orchard is professor at the centre for medieval studies, university of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andy orchard books online. Andy orchard is rawlinson and bosworth professor of anglosaxon, university of oxford. Rosalind love editor, simon keynes editor, andy orchard editor hardcover nov 2017. Andy orchard a cri tical companion to beowulf 2003, d. Compiled by an unknown scribe in iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era.

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