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Beowulf Introducing the Epic Literary Focus: The Epic Hero Feature Menu Introducing the Epic Literary Focus: The Epic Hero The Poetry of Beowulf: Caesuras, Alliteration, and Kennings

Beowulf

Beowulf Introducing the Epic Beowulf is the first great work of English national literature. the epic story of the hero Beowulf, who fights the demonic monster Grendel.

Beowulf Introducing the Epic People Beowulf: nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats. Hrothgar: king of the Danes. Wiglaf: a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf’s select band and the only one to help him in his final fight with the dragon.

Beowulf Introducing the Epic Monsters Grendel: man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake. Grendel’s mother: water-witch who seeks revenge. Dragon: giant fire-breathing serpent whom Beowulf fights in Part Two of the epic.

Beowulf Introducing the Epic Places Beowulf takes place in Scandinavia. Scandinavia Britain Scholars think Herot might have been built on the coast of Zealand, in Denmark.

Beowulf Introducing the Epic Places Herot: the golden guest hall built by King Hrothgar where warriors gathered to celebrate. [End of Section]

Beowulf Literary Focus: The Epic Hero The epic hero is the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society. An epic is a quest story on a grand scale.

Beowulf Literary Focus: The Epic Hero Beowulf is one of ancient England’s heroes. Other times and other cultures have had other heroes. King Arthur Joan of Arc

Beowulf Literary Focus: The Epic Hero In modern America, the hero may be a real person or a fictional character. [End of Section]

Beowulf The Poetry of Beowulf Beowulf was composed in Old English, which uses a caesura, or rhythmic pause, to create unity. Locate the caesura in these lines: ða com of more under misthleoþum Grendel gongan, godes yrre bær; mynte se manscaða manna cynnes sumne besyrwan in sele þam hean. Line divided into two parts by a caesura.

Beowulf The Poetry of Beowulf Here are the same lines in modern English from Burton Raffel’s translation: Out from the marsh, from the foot of misty Hills and bogs, bearing God’s hatred, Grendel came, hoping to kill Anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot. Punctuation reproduces pause effect of the caesura.

Beowulf The Poetry of Beowulf The Anglo-Saxon oral poet also used the poetic device of alliteration. Grendel gongan, godes yrre bær; mynte se manscaða manna cynnes

Beowulf The Poetry of Beowulf Find examples of alliteration in Burton Raffel’s translation of lines 1-5: Out from the marsh, from the foot of misty Hills and bogs, bearing God’s hatred, Grendel came, hoping to kill Anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot.

Beowulf The Poetry of Beowulf The kenning is another poetic device that was used by the oral poet. Examples of kennings from Beowulf: gold-shining hall= Herot guardian of crime = Grendel strong-hearted wakeful sleeper = Beowulf cave-guard and sky-borne foe = dragon

Beowulf The Poetry of Beowulf Create modern-day kennings for things you see around you. giver of words word-wand ? ? Kitten: purr-full delight, mew-madness Singer: siren of song, melody-muse Racing car: road-shark, roar-racer Airplane: soar-silver streak, sky’s arrow ? ? [End of Section]