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Author Chambers, R. W. (Raymond Wilson), 1874-1942.

Title Beowulf; an introduction to the study of the poem with a discussion of the stories of Offa and Finn / by R.W. Chambers.

Publication Info. Cambridge [Eng.] : The University Press, 1932.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  829.3 B481YC    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition ...
Description xvi, 565 pages including genealogical tables. x plate (including frontispiece, plan, map) 23 cm
Note "First edition 1921; second edition 1932."
Bibliography "Bibliography of Beowulf and Finnsburg": pages [507]-537; "Additions to the bibliography to 1930": pages [538]-552.
Contents pt. 1. The historical elements. The non-historical elements. Theories as to the origin, date and structure of the poem--pt. 2. Documents illustrating the stories in Beowulf and the Offa-saga.--pt. 3. The fight of Finnsburg.--pt. 4. Appendix: A-L.--pt. 5. Recent work on Beowulf to 1930. Additional notes.
Subject Beowulf.
Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism.
Fight at Finnsburg (Anglo-Saxon poem)
Offa saga.
Offa, King of the Mercians, -796 -- In literature.
Mercia (Kingdom) -- In literature.
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