Reviews for America and its people

The average rating for America and its people based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-06-06 00:00:00 Jerry Hseih One of the most thorough modern introductions to Beowulf that I've ever come across. Well written and well researched. An ideal guide for the beginner and a great reference tool for the more advanced reader of Beowulf. Orchard's book functions as a guide to scholarship and key ideas and theories in scholarship over the years. The reader is introduced to the history of the manuscript, Christian influence, Germanic parallels and literary criticism of the poem. The book also contains a few very useful appendixes on formulas, a concordance to formulas and then one on the foliation of the manuscript. If I had to recommend just one book on Beowulf, this would be the one.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-13 00:00:00 Betty Clark Excellent, insightful, /very/ highly recommended.