Beowulf (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
by Harold Bloom
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Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.Tags
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Harold Bloom was born on July 11, 1930 in New York City. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell in 1951 and his Doctorate from Yale in 1955. After graduating from Yale, Bloom remained there as a teacher, and was made Sterling Professor of Humanities in 1983. Bloom's theories have changed the way that critics think of literary tradition and show more has also focused his attentions on history and the Bible. He has written over twenty books and edited countless others. He is one of the most famous critics in the world and considered an expert in many fields. In 2010 he became a founding patron of Ralston College, a new institution in Savannah, Georgia, that focuses on primary texts. His works include Fallen Angels, Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life and The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of The King James Bible. Harold Bloom passed away on October 14, 2019 in New Haven, at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Beowulf (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
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- 1987
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- Beowulf; Beowulf's Dragon; Grendel; Grendel's mother; Boethius; Hrethel (show all 10); Hrothgar; Frederick Klaeber; Orosius; J. R. R. Tolkien
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This book gathers together a representative selection of the best modern criticism of the Old English epic Beowulf.
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