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"Beowulf" & history.

The article examines the human history of tragedy and catastrophe in the poem "Beowulf." Also cited are the 1936 essay of J. R. R. Tolkien about the monsters in "Beowulf," some of the characters of the poem like Spear-Danes founder Shield Sheafson, Grendel, and Hrothgar, and the challenges faced by...

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Published in:New Criterion Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. 21 - 26
Main Author: Howland, Jacob
Format: Article
Published: New Criterion Jun2020
Subjects:
History
Beowulf
Tragedy (Trauma)
Disasters
Poetry (Literary form)
COVID-19
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article examines the human history of tragedy and catastrophe in the poem "Beowulf." Also cited are the 1936 essay of J. R. R. Tolkien about the monsters in "Beowulf," some of the characters of the poem like Spear-Danes founder Shield Sheafson, Grendel, and Hrothgar, and the challenges faced by countries like famine, locusts, and diseases like the COVID-19.