{"product_id":"the-four-funerals-in-beowulf-0719081211","title":"The four funerals in Beowulf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0719081211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Owen-Crocker, Gale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who establishes an ideal then probes its darker side.The author's unique knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture provides constant surprises and enlightenment. This book will be invaluable to all students of the poem for its fresh and detailed reading, its identification of a coherent structure and its establishment of the integrity of the surviving texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51952517447968,"sku":"NEW0719081211","price":44.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-four-funerals-in-beowulf-0719081211","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}