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Beowulf
Who is Beowulf?
young scandinavian hero
he become the king of Geats
he fights against:
Grendel's mother
fire-breathing dragon
Grendel
What is Beowulf?
the title of this epic poem
whose author is anonymous
it dates back to the 10th century
it depicts a warrior society
it is set in 3 settings:
Denmark
B. wuounds a monster
Sweden
B. faces a dragon
mysty/murky lake
B. fights again the monster. He wins but he loses his life
the values a hero must embody:
pride + courage
altruism
loyalty + generosity
fearlessness
these are values typical of the Germanic tradition of the Scandinavian settlers
In fact the poem is set in Sweden and Denmark, not England
strength
determination
style:
parallelisms
elevated language
kennings
highly formalised metaphors, similar to Homeric epithet
allitterations
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound within a single line
The main theme is: good VS evil
cristian root