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BEOWULF
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Background Information• Written c. 700 C.E.
• Author unknown
• Often called the beginning of English beginning of English literature
• Written in what is now called Old English
• Only one complete original copy remains
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Beowulf : The Epic Poem
• An EPIC is a long narrative poem which follows a hero’s struggle against universal issues.
• The epic will contain 3 elements:
• A larger-than life hero
• The Supernatural
• Elevated language style
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Elevated
LanguageLanguage
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Look for:
• Kennings(two-word phrase for a common word)ex: world-candle for sun or whale-road for ocean
• Symbolism• Symbolism
• Highly descriptive passages
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Other Epics�Gilgamesh (Babylonian, unknown)
�The Odyssey (Greek, Homer)
�The Iliad (Greek, Homer)�The Iliad (Greek, Homer)
�The Aeneid (Roman, Virgil)
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Epics often tend to follow a similar pattern
in their plotlines.
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But what was an aspiring author to do?
Especially if nobody can read !
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Epics: An oral traditionMany epics were not originally written down by their authors.
Instead, they were Instead, they were memorized and retold or sung by wandering entertainers.
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• Some sections of epics were retold from time to time. It helped the storyteller learn the epic and also caught up any audience member who may have missed a part.
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The Storytellers
These entertainers also served to bring news from other areas. Often, if a areas. Often, if a heroic deed had occurred in the area, it might be blended into the stories he told.
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• Scop (pronounced shop) in Anglo-Saxon lands
• Troubadours in France
The StorytellersThe names changed by area:
• Troubadours in France
• Minnesingers in Germany
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Changing Stories
• Other influences also played a part in changing the epics.
• The text of Beowulf shows • The text of Beowulf shows both Norse pagan belief and Christianity, often in the same line.
• This may have evolved as the storytellers encountered villages with different beliefs.
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Writing it DownWhen these stories which had been orally passed on were finally written down, they were also subject to many changes.
-- Mistakes in translations
-- Misunderstanding out-of-date slang
-- Political correctness
-- or even intentional changes in the text
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Selective Editing
It all depended on who did the writing and their feelings and their feelings about the texts.
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“Christianizing” the old text• Some parts of Beowulf seem not to match the style
of the rest of the text. Other areas seem to be as if a narrator feels the need to stop and make a comment. Much of these areas involve various comments and concepts of Christianity. It is likely that some concepts of Christianity. It is likely that some monks, while copying texts, put in their own views about their work.
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The Setting
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The Mead Hall
• Social, governmental, emotional center of the village
• Mead = honey-based wine• Mead = honey-based wine
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Beowulf: The Epic HeroThe Epic Hero
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An epic hero must face
challenges and opponents that opponents that the ordinary
person could not handle.
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HOWEVER...
There is often a character flaw or other weakness which brings problems to the epic hero.
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Top 10 Problems Women Have About Dating Beowulf
• 10. Hangs out with dragons.
• 9. Chain mail rips up bed sheets.
• 8. Throws his swords around apartment.
• 7. Wakes up in the middle of the night screaming "She's gonna eat me!”
• 6. Carries a long knife to compensate for feelings of inadequacy.
• 5. Only washes twice a year.
• 4. Experiences mead-induced delusions of grandeur and heroism.
• 3. Smells like Grendel breath.
• 2. Freezer full of dragon meat.
• 1. Leaves the toilet seat up.
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Unferth
• Man vs. Man
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Staznoski Principle
• To prove he is truly larger than life, authors often introduced other characters who were fated to die.
Sound familiar?
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Grendel
• Hybrid:man vs. manman vs. supernatural
• Most human-like of • Most human-like of the supernatural fights
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Grendel’s Mother
• Less “human” than son
• An older and more animal-like evil
• Before Beowulf can even • Before Beowulf can even battle her, he must face the water creatures
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The Dragon
• The oldest and most base form of evil
• Referred to as the worm
• Man vs. Supernatural• Man vs. Supernatural
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Age vs. Youth: Norse Life
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Let the journey begin...
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