A Beowulf handbook
By: edited by Robert E. Bjork and John D. Niles.
Contributors: Bjork, Robert E., 1949-; Niles, John D.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
Subjects: Beowulf -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Monsters in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Dragons in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Heroes in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Scandinavia -- In literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: The individual chapters by eighteen scholars offer both a rapid survey of scholarly trends in the study of Beowulf and a more sustained exploration of selected problems. Each chapter begins with a brief summary of its contents followed by an annotated chronology of the most important books and articles on the particular topic it treats.

The core of each chapter constitutes a history of scholarly interest in the topic under consideration, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. All of the chapters have been written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience - from nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf to scholars at work on their own research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-430) and index.