A History of Old English Literature

A History of Old English Literature
Publisher: Broadview Press
Published on: 2002-01-14
Page Count: 324 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Literary Criticism
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
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ISBN-13: 9781551113227
ISBN-10: 1551113228
... heroes them- selves tell of their adventures , like Beowulf or Odysseus , and the poets entertain the heroes at the banquet by tales of past deeds ; Germanic heroes at the meadbench boast of the past and vow for the future . Honour and ...

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