Beowulf Literary Studies

• Early National Poetry  - Provides an analysis on the epic Beowulf, which delves into the Scandinavian traditions, characterization of the hero, place of origin of the poem, and religious elements behind the epic.
• Heroic Age  - Presents a study on the epic poem Beowulf using anthropological and cultural approaches.
• Heroic Age  - Contains a commentary on James W. Earl's analysis on the epic Beowulf. Presented by Eileen A. Joy.
• Lectures for a Medieval Survey  - Presents an article entitled, "Some Thoughts on Reading Beowulf" by Lynn H. Nelson. Provides other references on the study of literary pieces of the Medieval period.
• Seamus Heaney on Beowulf  - Translator of a bestselling verse translation of Beowulf talks about the poem.
• Shadowed Realm  - Explores the relationship between pagan and Christian traditions within Beowulf, and the author's attempts to reconcile the two.
• Warriors, Wyrms and Wyrd  - Thesis on the expression of Germanic mythic elements of the hero/king and the dragon fight as essential elements in Beowulf, and exploring the balance between these resurgent pagan overtones and Christian interpretations of the poem.