TY - GEN AB - Beowulf is the oldest written epic in English literature. In this program, Dr. Robert DiNapoli--teaching fellow in Old and Middle English at the University of Birmingham, England--and Professor John Burrow of Bristol University examine the symbolism and the influence of Christianity in Beowulf and other masterpieces of English and Germanic poetry. the Wanderer, the Seafarer, the dream of Rood, and the battle of Maldon are also analyzed. The program is an indispensable aid in teaching this watershed period in Western literature. AU - Whelan, Robert. AU - Burrow, J. A. AU - DiNapoli, Robert. CN - PR1585 CN - PR1585 CY - Princeton, NJ : DA - 2003. ID - 274813 KW - English poetry N2 - Beowulf is the oldest written epic in English literature. In this program, Dr. Robert DiNapoli--teaching fellow in Old and Middle English at the University of Birmingham, England--and Professor John Burrow of Bristol University examine the symbolism and the influence of Christianity in Beowulf and other masterpieces of English and Germanic poetry. the Wanderer, the Seafarer, the dream of Rood, and the battle of Maldon are also analyzed. The program is an indispensable aid in teaching this watershed period in Western literature. PB - Films for the Humanities & Sciences, PP - Princeton, NJ : PY - 2003. T1 - Beowulf and the roots of Anglo-Saxon poetry TI - Beowulf and the roots of Anglo-Saxon poetry ER -