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This document contains a discussion prompt and student response about Beowulf. The prompt asks why the description of Grendel's home beginning on line 1052 is considered a masterpiece of Old English poetry. The student response argues that it may be considered masterful because it describes step-by-step the places where the monsters fought. It also captures places that still exist today, such as wolf-slopes, windswept headlands, and perilous paths across boggy moors, demonstrating the poet's skill in bringing the landscape to life through language. Now, the description is considered great art that helps preserve history through literature.
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揃 For HW, you up to line 960 of Beowulf. For this discussion board post, I'd like you to consider the following questions regarding the Beowulf poet's portrayal of the Grendel. What words are used to describe Grendel? What connotations do these words give to the reader? What motivates Grendel to attack and terrorize油Heorot? How is Grendel alienated from the Germanic warrior society, and what kind of threat does he pose to this society? Do we, as readers, feel satisfied by Beowulf's slaying of Grendel?
揃 Notes: Since we don't know the author of Beowulf's name, please refer to s/he as the Beowulf author/poet/bard.
揃 I also expect you to quote from the text. When you do so, please use proper quotation and citation adhering to MLA style油with the line # in parentheses and a / to indicate a line break. For example:
揃 The Beowulf poet writes, "Often, for undaunted courage, / Fate spares the man it has not already marked" (l.572-3).
Watch for plagiarism
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Beowulf. English & English (Old English)
Beowulf I [translated by] Seamus Heaney. 1st ed.
p. cm.
Text in English and Old English.
1. HeroesScandinaviaPoetry. 2. Epic poetry, English (Old).
3. MonstersPoetry. 4. DragonsPoetry. I. Heaney, Seamus.
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The Old English text of the poem is based on Beowulf, with the
Finnesburg Fragment, edited by C. L. Wrenn and W. F. Bolton
(University of Exeter Press, 1988), and is printed here by kind
permission ofW. F. Bolton and the University of Exeter Press.
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Contents
Introduction
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A Note on Names by Alfred David
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Beowulf is an Old English epic poem composed around 700 AD by an unknown author. It tells the story of Beowulf, a Geatish hero who battles three antagonists: Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon. Though composed in a pagan Germanic tradition, the poem has Christian influences as the poet attributes Christian thoughts and motives to characters. It depicts the heroic code of honor of Scandinavian warriors and their loyalty to their kings. Beowulf defeats Grendel and his mother, becoming famous, and later as king defeats a dragon, but is fatally wounded. The poem blends pagan Germanic and Christian elements, and examines themes of heroism, loyalty, fate, and theBeowulf english literature
- 1. ENGLISH LITERATURE BEOWULF DISCUSSION 8 TEACHER IN CHARGE: Lic. Jorge Soriano STUDENTS卒 NAMES: Edith Gladis Elizabeth Servellon Orellana Paul Biademar Beltran Sanchez DUE DATE: Saturday Feb. 18th 2012
- 2. Discussion 8 The description of the place where Grendel and his mother live, beginning on line 1052, is considered one of the masterpieces of Old English poetry. Explain why this might be true. At that time people believed in mysterious spirits, like Grendel and his mother. It might be true because it describes step by step the places where the monster began to fight. Also, because in that place exist the arts which were created by the artist or craftsperson. Moreover, the lands where it happened are the same as today but the realty is that those places were used to act such as the places which are mentioned in the poem, for example the little-known country where they lived, the wolf-slopes, the windswept headlands, and perilous paths across the boggy moors where a mountain stream plunges under the mist-covered cliffs and the lake. On the other hand, the mentioned places in Beowulf exist but not the character because they are mythological. Nowadays, it might be considered true because it is art and art make history as literature. Some places which are considered true according to the poem and the real life: Wolf-slopes: it is the side of the hill habited by wolves, wolf-slopes, retreat of wolves or a hill where the wolf has its den. Windswept: place has no shelter and is not protected against strong winds. Headlands: is a piece of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, which extends out into a body of water. Boggy moors: they are wet and soft paths also covered with grass.