BEOWULF: one of the foundational texts of British Literature

This epic poems refers back to a remote past, and narrates the heroic deeds of Beowulf and the Scandinavian tribes of the Geats, the Danes and the Swedes. Though not British in theme, the poem’s perspective is that of a Christian Englishman looking back and criticizing his ancestors. “Beowulf”, as Seamus Heaney affirms, is an inheritance to the English language and to the British History, Literature and Culture.     

In class, we approach the external data of the poem, to then analyze and study it as a work of art. It is the poem’s integrity, unity of effect and balanced order what interests the literary class. 

In the links below, you my access critical material about the text:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XlNOZToc0IcchUttW9p1XrQwHe29h0A7uebpy_u4rh8/pub


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWN6bCV240Ut8Uj1-ZY-qCXba5fy7GvASRBZMdB8qWI/pub