This timely new edition of Beowulf strives to retain the four distinctive features of the previous editions: textual conservatism, concise presentation, concentration on the needs of literary students, and Wrenn's superb erudition and experience. For the most part it leaves intact Wrenn's basic intentions and editorial decisions; with rare exceptions, they have been altered only because of new evidence that Wrenn could not have seen.
The late
C.L. Wrennwas Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford.W.F. Bolton is Emeritus Professor of English, Rutgers University
Introduction
1. The Manuscript
2. The Title
3. The Text
4. Date and Place of Origin
5. Narrative Content
6. Verse-Technique
7. Structure and Theme
Select Bibliography
List of Abbreviations
Beowulf
The Finnesburg Fragment
Glossary
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