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Teachers will
find useful resources in the following sections:
Performances
Books & Media
Historical Resources
Literary Resources
Outline
This outline breaks the poem down to its most simple elements and
delineates cliffhangers according to a hypothetical twelve-night
structure.
See Outline of the Poem and Cliffhangers.
The
Kings
How to relate Beowulf to the modern tastes of student newcomers?
This playful "thought experiment" recasts the Vikings
as gangsters in a fast-moving science-fiction thriller.
See The Kings.
What
is a good king?
A
comparison of the principles of kingship contrast the values valued
by Alfred the Great and by the "good" kings and heroes
of Beowulf.
See
What
is a good king?
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Elements
This essay outlines some of the elements (folklore, history, psychology,
somatic, and theological) that form the Beowulf narrative.
See Elements of Beowulf.
The
Opening of Beowulf
The Prologue and first three sections (fitts) of Beowulf
establish the framework for all that follows. This essay approaches
the poem from a Biblical perspective that reflects the writings
and reflections of our best known Anglo-Saxon exemplar: Alfred the
Great.
See The
Opening of Beowulf
The Biblical Wisdom of Beowulf
Beowulf
confirms the validity of Biblical wisdom by presenting the insufficiency
of a world that lacks Biblical wisdom. These excerpts offer one
way of illuminating the theology of the Beowulf poet, as
they pertain to the pagan dystopia of the poem.
See
Biblical
Wisdom in Beowulf.
Themes
A
simple list of themes and motifs offers rich possibilities for discussion.
See Themes in Beowulf
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