Beowulf
Subtitle: an introduction to the study of the poem with a discussion of the stories of Offa and Finn
By: by R. W. Chambers ; with a supplement by C. L. Wrenn
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: University Press
Published: 1959
Place of publication: Cambridge [Eng.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 628
Subjects: Kings and rulers; History and criticism; Dragons in literature; Beowulf. English; Heroes in literature; Epic poetry, English (Old); Monsters in literature; Offa saga; Anglo-Saxons; In literature; Fight at Finnesburg (Anglo-Saxon poem)
Notes: "Bibliography of Beowulf and Finnsburg": p. [553]-583. "Additions to the bibliography to 1930": p. [584]-598. "Supplementary bibliography to 1958": p. 598-613.
Table of contents: title: The historical elements; title: The non-historical elements; title: Theories as to the origin, date, and structure of the poem.; title: Documents illustrating the stories in Beowulf and the Offasaga.; title: The fight of Finnsburg.; title: Recent work on Beowulf to 1930.; title: Recent work on Beowulf to 1958.