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BeowulfIntroducingtheEpicLiteraryFocus:TheEpicHeroThePoetryofBeowulf:Caesuras,Alliteration,andKenningsFeatureMenu

Beowulf

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IntroducingtheEpic

Beowulf

IntroducingtheEpicBeowulf:nephewofHiglac,kingoftheGeats.Hrothgar:kingoftheDanes.Wiglaf:aGeatwarrior,oneofBeowulf’sselectbandandtheonlyonetohelphiminhisfinalfightwiththedragon.People

Beowulf

IntroducingtheEpicGrendel:man-eatingmonsterwholivesatthebottomofafoulmere,ormountainlake.MonstersGrendel’smother:water-witchwhoseeksrevenge.Dragon:giantfire-breathingserpentwhomBeowulffightsinPartTwooftheepic.

BeowulftakesplaceinScandinavia.PlacesScholarsthinkHerotmighthavebeenbuiltonthecoastofZealand,inDenmark.ScandinaviaBritainBeowulf

IntroducingtheEpic

PlacesHerot:thegoldenguesthallbuiltbyKingHrothgarwherewarriorsgatheredtocelebrate.[EndofSection]Beowulf

IntroducingtheEpic

Theepicheroisthecentralfigureinalongnarrativethatreflectsthevaluesandheroicidealsofaparticularsociety.Anepicisaqueststoryonagrandscale.Beowulf

LiteraryFocus:TheEpicHero

Beowulf

LiteraryFocus:TheEpicHeroBeowulfisoneofancientEngland’sheroes.KingArthurJoanofArcOthertimesandothercultureshavehadotherheroes.

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LiteraryFocus:TheEpicHero[EndofSection]

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ThePoetryofBeowulf

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