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Beowulf: LitPlan Teacher Pack
49,200 words, approx. 164 pages
 A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Beowulf: Puzzle Pack
39,600 words, approx. 132 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
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 Beowulf eBook
33,498 words, approx. 112 pages
 The complete online text of Beowulf.
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Beowulf as translated Summary
6,500 words, approx. 22 pages Beowulf as translated by Seamus Heaney Little is known about the circumstances of the composition of Beowulf: not only is the author unknown, but scholars are in wide disagreement about when the poem was written. Until a generation ago the prevailing... summary from source:
 Beowulf Summary
3,434 words, approx. 11 pagesBeowulf Anonymous The identity of Beowulf s author is unknown. The writer was most likely an eighth-century West Mercian or Northumbrian monk who might better be called an editor than an author, for many sections of the poem undoubtedly had a long... summary from source:
 Beowulf Information
7,536 words, approx. 25 pages
This article is about the epic poem. For the character, see Beowulf (hero) . For other uses, see Beowulf (disambiguation) . The first page of the Beowulf manuscript Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. This work...
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 AP News 'Beowulf' defies animation label
11/17/2007: 1,081 words, approx. 4 pagesThe tagline for Disney's upcoming "Enchanted" could well be the motto for the latest push in animation: "The real world and the animated world collide."Not simply colliding in the slapstick tradition of 1988's pioneering "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," but in the more fundamental sense of... summary from source:
AP News Review: `Beowulf' sexes up epic poem
11/14/2007: 770 words, approx. 3 pagesThe name "Beowulf" alone surely will inspire painful memories of high-school English class and pangs of dread.Never fear. This 3-D animated "Beowulf" is more like "300," only with more violence, if that's possible. And nudity — lots and lots of nudity.Director Robert Zemeckis, using the...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Margaret E. Goldsmith
15,085 words, approx. 50 pages
In the essay that follows, Goldsmith examines the ways in which the influence of Christianity accounted for a shift in the function of heroic poetry and altered the meaning of the secular symbols traditionally used in heroic poetry generally, and in Beowulf in particular.
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Critical Essay by Eric Stanley
14,974 words, approx. 50 pages
In the essay below, Stanley offers an overview of the poem's style and imagery, and attempts to discern the way in which Anglo-Saxons may have regarded Beowulf.
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Critical Essay by Alain Renoir
13,265 words, approx. 44 pages
In the essay below, Renoir examines the ways in which the author ofBeowulf employed the motifs and formulas of oral composition, maintaining that the use of such devices does not necessarily indicate that the poem was composed orally, but only that the poet was well-versed in the traditional methods of oral-formulaic composition.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 96%Beowulf as a Pagan Oral Tradition
2,257 words, approx. 8 pages
The epic poem "Beowulf" uses oral tradition to tell the story about Germanic historical triumphs and adventures. The story is tied to pagan beliefs, although Christian elements were later added. It is obvious that more than one writer contributed to the poem. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 95%Exile in Beowulf and Grendel
1,563 words, approx. 5 pages
This essay compares the similarities between the exiles of Grendel and Beowulf with perspectives from the books "Grendel" and "Beowulf." summary from source:
Essay Grade: 87%Beowulf's Three Battles
1,502 words, approx. 5 pages
Essay discusses the character of Beowulf's three significant battles in the novel "Beowulf."
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