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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Teaching "Beowulf": Practical Approaches

Teaching "Beowulf": Practical Approaches

Swain, Larry
Hostetter, Ophelia Eryn

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture, Book 78

Literary CriticismPoetry Criticism

ISBN10: 1501517546
ISBN13: 9781501517549
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Published: Aug 19 2024
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Beowulf is by far the most popular text of the medieval world taught in American classrooms, at both the high school and undergraduate levels. More students than ever before wrestle with Grendel in the darkness of Heorot or venture into the dragon's barrow for gold and glory. This increase of attention and interest in the Old English epic has led to a myriad of new and varying translations of the poem published every year, the production of several mainstream film and television adaptations, and many graphic novel versions. More and more teachers in all sorts of classrooms, with varying degrees of familiarity and training are called upon to bring this ancient poem before their students. This practical guide to teaching Beowulf in the twenty-first century combines scholarly research with pedagogical technique, imparting a picture of how the poem can be taught in contemporary American institutions.

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