Title: Beowulf. the monsters and the critics
First published: 1958
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
Subjects: Beowulf, History and criticism, Epic poetry, English (Old), Theory, Dragons in literature, Heroes in literature, Monsters in literature, Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature, Civilization, Medieval, in literature, In literature
Places: Scandinavia
People: Beowulf