Beowulf
The monsters and the critics
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Word Count
12,750 words, Guess
Page Count
51 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100883056550
- ISBN-139780883056554
- LibraryThing4075128
- Goodreads793717
- OCLC Control Number1735408
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL8179498M
Classifications
- DDC829/.3
Description
On 25 November 1936, Tolkien delivered “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics” to the British Academy, and it was published the next year in the Academy's proceedings. The essay was a redaction of lectures that Tolkien wrote between 1933 and 1936, “Beowulf and the Critics.” ([Source][1].) These editions are reprints of the [Sir Israel Gollancz][2] memorial lecture in 1936, noted in the Proceedings of the [British Academy][3], London, v. 22 (1937). Here's a [review on Medieval Forum written by Tom Sharpe][4]. [1]: http://www.sfsu.edu/~medieval/Volume5/Beowulf.html [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Gollancz [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy [4]: http://www.sfsu.edu/~medieval/Volume5/Beowulf.html
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