Martin Puhvel

Cause and Effect in Beowulf

Motivation and Driving Forces Behind Words and Deeds

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Cause and Effect in Beowulf traces the mental processes governing the characters in the highly dramatic epic poem Beowulf. The book focuses on the driving forces underlying the characters' actions, words, and attitudes, with special attention paid to Beowulf's zealous pursuit of heroic glory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9780761831891
• ISBN-10: 0761831894
• Artikelnr.: 21358860

Autorenporträt

Martin Puhvel is Emeritus Professor of English at McGill University. He received his M.A. in English from McGill University and his Ph.D. in English from Harvard University. An accomplished author, he has written extensively on Old and Middle English literature. His publications include Cause and Effect in Beowulf from University Press of America, Beowulf and Celtic Tradition, and numerous journal articles on Beowulf.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Abbreviations
Chapter 3 Brave Men on a Beach
Chapter 4 The Meeting of Hero and King
Chapter 5 The Banquet of the Verbal Duel
Chapter 6 The Unconventional Combat
Chapter 7 The Celebration of Triumph
Chapter 8 Crisis Renewed
Chapter 9 The Pursuit of Glory
Chapter 10 The Underwater Foray
Chapter 11 Return and Renewed Celebration
Chapter 12 "Hail and Farewell!"
Chapter 13 The Triumphant Return Home
Chapter 14 The Last Challenge
Chapter 15 Beowulf's Final Fight
Chapter 16 The Religious Duality
Chapter 17 Where the Paths of Glory Lead
Chapter 18 Bibliography
Chapter 19 Index