{"product_id":"the-dating-of-beowulf-leonard-neidorf-9781843844495","title":"The Dating of Beowulf: A Reassessment","description":"Examinations of the date of Beowulf have tremendous significance for Anglo-Saxon culture in general. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will be a milestone, and deserves to be widely read. The early Beowulf that overwhelmingly emerges here asks hard questions, and the same strictly defined measures of metre, spelling, onomastics, semantics, genealogy, and historicity all cry out to be tested further and applied more broadly to the whole corpus of Old English verse. Andy Orchard, Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Oxford. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The datingof Beowulf has been a central question in Anglo-Saxon studies for the past two centuries, since it affects not only the interpretation of Beowulf, but also the trajectory of early English literary history. By exploring evidence for the poem's date of composition, these essays contribute to a wide range of pertinent fields, including historical linguistics, Old English metrics, onomastics, and textual criticism. Many aspects of Anglo-Saxon literary culture are likewise examined, as contributors gauge the chronological significance of the monsters, heroes, history, and theology brought together in Beowulf. Discussions of methodology and the history of the discipline also figure prominently in this collection.\u003cbr\u003e Overall, the dating of Beowulf here provides a productive framework for evaluating evidence and drawing informed conclusions about its chronological significance. These conclusions enhance our appreciation of Beowulf and improve our understanding of the poem's place in literary history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leonard Neidorf is a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Frederick M. Biggs, Thomas A. Bredehoft, George Clark, Dennis Cronan, Michael D.C. Drout, Allen J. Frantzen, R.D. Fulk, Megan E. Hartman, Joseph Harris, Thomas D. Hill, Leonard Neidorf, Rafael J. Pascual, Tom Shippey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Neidorf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843844494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843844495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"Leonard Neidorf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938923872511,"sku":"9781843844495","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8b7dd823-8b09-4a49-9cb7-9d584d1c329e.jpg?v=1681438478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dating-of-beowulf-leonard-neidorf-9781843844495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}