Handout - Structure of Beowulf (Times)

Handout - Structure of Beowulf (Times)

Old English literature

A handout breaking Beowulf down into a series of 'times' - i) the distant past; ii) just before the fight with Grendel (e.g. 20-50 years); iii) Danish episodes; iv) intervening period (50 years); v) time of Dragon, and future.

The handout breaks the fits down into meaningful sections to show how the poet moves back and forth between these time periods.

Stuart Lee

English

5. 1st Level Higher Education (e.g. undergraduate degree, and taught Masters) or Adult Education Programmes (Continuing Education)