Narrative pulse of beowulf: arrivals and departures
Auteur :
Hill, John M
Éditeur :
University of Toronto Press
ISBN :
9781442610873
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 0,7 cm
Poids :
220 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
John M. Hill discerns a distinctive 'narrative pulse' arising out of the poem's many scenes of arrival and departure. He argues that such scenes, far from being fixed or 'type' scenes, are socially dramatic and a key to understanding the structural density of the poem.