Re: Beowulf -- Medieval History Fall 2002

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Date Posted: 10:06:23 09/27/02 Fri
Author: John Wineland
Subject: Re: Beowulf
In reply to: Brent Jordan 's message, "Beowulf" on 07:47:18 09/27/02 Fri

Brent,

Why don't you check the following sources for ideas:
Electronic Beowulf
http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/eBeowulf/guide.htm
Web Resources about Beowulf
http://www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/english016/beowulf/beowulf.html

YOu might look this article in our JSTOR collection
The Germanic Context of the Unferb Episode
Carol J. Clover
Speculum, Vol. 55, No. 3. (Jul., 1980), pp. 444-468.
Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-7134%28198007%2955%3A3%3C444%3ATGCOTU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V

WHich looks for the Norse backgrounds to the story through German examples.

I woudl think examining the historical backgrounds to the story would be excellent, esp. attempting to determine what is fact and what is fiction and what has a historical basis, i.e. what evidence do we have.

You might also check
The Anglo-Saxon Harp
Robert Boenig
Speculum, Vol. 71, No. 2. (Apr., 1996), pp. 290-320.
Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-7134%28199604%2971%3A2%3C290%3ATAH%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E
NOTE: This article contains high resolution images.

This article might give you some ideas

Historians and the Evidence of Literature
John V. Fleming
Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 4, No. 1, The Historian and the Arts. (Summer, 1973), pp. 95-105.
Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-1953%28197322%294%3A1%3C95%3AHATEOL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G

You should be able to access this webpage by cutting and pasting the address

I hope this helps
John Wineland

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Re: Beowulf -- John Wineland, 12:03:21 09/27/02 Fri