We'll be reading and discussing Beowulf for the next two or so weeks.
We won't be going through the text in a linear fashion, but rather we'll be taking a thematic approach to the text.
On Monday, let's start with the monsters, and think about how the monstrous operates within the poem.
Things to consider:
- Grendel and his kin.
- Monstrousness and Heroism
- How we understand the Dragon
You might like to read J. R. R. Tolkien's 'Monsters and the Critics' essay.
On Wednesday, I thought we might look at "Kingship", from Scyld Scefing to Hrothgar to Beowulf, and the other examples of kingship along the way, i.e. Heremod.
We'll decide on other themes to discuss as we go along.
See you all on Monday.
RR
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