style as the criterion for dating the composition of beowulf

At the heart of any attempt to date the composition ofBeowulflies the poem itself—the kind of poetry it is. Yet to many it seems like a sleeping monster they would prefer not to disturb. To tackle it, they think, would be to give battle to a fiery dragon with only the puny weapon of subjective impre...

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Published inThe Dating of Beowulf p. 173
Main Author PETER CLEMOES
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Toronto Press 31.05.1997
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Arts
Grammar
Language
Lexicology
Linguistics
Literary criticism
Literary devices
Literary genres
Literary studies
Literary style
Literature
Maxims
Modernist poetry
Narrative poetry
Oral poetry
Parts of speech
Poetic movements
Poetry
Religious poetry
Sayings
Verbs
Vernacular language
Words
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Summary:At the heart of any attempt to date the composition ofBeowulflies the poem itself—the kind of poetry it is. Yet to many it seems like a sleeping monster they would prefer not to disturb. To tackle it, they think, would be to give battle to a fiery dragon with only the puny weapon of subjective impression to wield. Much better, they say, to keep stalking round it at a distance with one’s eyes on extraneous objects. But they do so at their peril. The poem remains a primary force to be reckoned with. Any inference which has
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