Beowulf--A Hero with Hidden Depths
(2015, original release: 2014)

Nonfiction

eCourse

Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file)

ISBN/ISSN
1150030
LANGUAGE
Undetermined
NOTES

Title from title frames

Beowulf is not an easy poem to understand, but Beowulf is not an easy character to understand. Here, analyze how this classic male hero"”a big, strong, monster killer"”may have a hidden vulnerability. Then, look at what insights Beowulf's story offers about life and death, the limits of self-reliance, and the path to achieving wisdom

In Process Record

Features: University of Cambridge, Thomas A. Shippey Ph.D

Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2014

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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