Beowulf and the seventh century
Subtitle: language and content
By: by Ritchie Girvan.
Series: Methuen's Old English library : Series C, Studies ;; 1.
Publisher: Norwood Editions
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Norwood, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Beowulf; English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Style; Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism; Language and culture -- England -- History -- To 1500; Monsters in literature; Dragons in literature; Heroes in literature; Seventh century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Three lectures ... delivered by invitation of the University of London at University College in March 1935."
Reprint of the 1935 ed. published by Methuen, London, and issued in series: Methuen's Old English library, Series C, Studies, 1.
Table of contents: title: The language.; title: The background.; title: Folk-tale and history.