Following the Formula in Beowulf, ﾖrvar-Odds Saga, and Tolkien (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030481360)

1. Chapter 1: Beowulf and Formula

1.1 Formula and Formulaic System

1.2 Action-Pattern, Theme, Type-Scene, Motif

1.3 Structural Repetition

1.4 Story-Pattern, Tale-type

1.5 Conclusion

2. Chapter 2: The Half-Line Formula: weox under wolcnum (8a)

2.1 The Critical Background

2.2 Reading weox under wolcnum (8a)

2.3 Old Saxon: uu穗um undar uuolcnun

2.4 Conclusion

3. Chapter 3: The Fitt Formula: Genesis and Fitt 1

3.1 Reading Fitt 1

3.2 Conclusion

4. Chapter 4: The Digressive Formula: The Sigemund-Heremod Digression

4.1 Background

4.2 Reading the Sigemund-Heremod Digression

4.3 Under harne stan (887b)

4.4 The Charter Evidence

4.5 Conclusion

5. Chapter 5: The Folktale Formula: Beowulf and ﾖrvar-Odds saga

5.1 The Development and Survival of ﾖrvar-Odds saga

5.2 The Structure of ﾖrvar-Odds saga

5.3 Genealogy

5.4 ﾖrvar-Odds saga and Beowulf

5.5 The Five Fights

5.6 Conclusion

6. Chapter 6: The Formula Reformulated: Sellic Spell and The Hobbit

6.1 Sellic Spell

6.2 The Hobbit: Introduction

6.3 The Hobbit: Formula and Structure

6.4 The Hobbit: Theme

6.5 The Hobbit: Digressions and Episodes

6.6 The Hobbit: Story-Pattern

6.7 Conclusion

Conclusion

Author: Michael Fox
ISBN-10: 3030481360
ISBN-13: 9783030481360
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2021
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.60d