Pride and prodigies studies in the monsters of the beowulf-manuscript

Studies in the monsters of the beowulfmanuscript cambridge, 1995, 27. Studies in the monsters of the beowulfmanuscript, toronto, university of toronto press, 2003. Studies in the monsters of the beowulf manuscript as want to read. In this study of the texts of the old english beowulfmanuscript, orchard argues that two themes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In this series of detailed studies, andy orchard demonstrates the changing range of anglosaxon attitudes towards the monstrous by reconsidering the monsters ofbeowulfagainst the background of early medieval and patristic teratology and with reference to specific anglosaxon texts. Orchard argues for a linking thread in the beowulfmanuscript of how prodigious pride can make monsters of men p. Pride and prodigies studies in the monsters of the beowulf. Studies in the monsters of the beowulf manuscript heritage 9780802085832. Thus the book takes not only beowulf itself as the starting point but also the manuscript to which all. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. A close link is established between the depiction in christian tradition of proud pagan warriors and the monsters they fight, and with whom they become increasingly identified.

Studies in the monsters of the beowulfmanuscript monsters and the monstrous, whether from the remote pagan past. His nuanced study of the construction of the monstrous in the culture in which the manuscript was assembled takes account of germanic, classical and scriptural influences, artfully disentangling its complex interconnections. The twin themes of pride and prodigies are suggested by tracing changing attitudes towards the concept of pride and establishing a close link between the proud pagan warriors depicted in christian tradition and the monsters they fight, and with whom they become increasingly identified. To set a reading intention, click through to any list item, and look for the panel on the left hand side. Studies in the monsters of the beowulf manuscript, concludes with careful editions of latin and old english texts, and modern english translations. Studies in the monsters of the beowulf manuscript heritage 2nd ed. It was kenneth sisam who first considered that thebeowulfmanuscript may have been compiled on the basis of an interest in monsters which is exhibited by at.