Reviews for Theme in oral epic and in Beowulf

The average rating for Theme in oral epic and in Beowulf based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-22 00:00:00 Andreas Johnson "This book suggests that Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 by Eanmund, abbot of the minster of Breedon on the Hill in north-west Leicestershire, not only as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia who was killed in battle earlier that year, but also as a work of recommendation for Wiglaf, an alderman who was plotting to succeed him" (vii). One of my friends (Perry Harrison) described this book as the kind of book that you can write at the end of your career when you're allowed to just speculate wildly. It may be the best evidence-less guess regarding the author of Beowulf.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-01-04 00:00:00 Guy Lap An enjoyable book. Enjoyed the initial comparisons with Virgil and his advocacy that the study of Norse parallels to Beowulf should be given serious study again. Wasn't too convinced by his theories on the origin of the poem though, still it was an interesting book and worth a look.