Beowulf and the roots of Anglo-Saxon poetry [videorecording] / Cromwell Productions ; written by Pauline Rush ; producer, Vanessa Tovell ; director, Bob Carruthers.
2003
PR1585 .B383 2003 (Mapit)
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Beowulf and the roots of Anglo-Saxon poetry [videorecording] / Cromwell Productions ; written by Pauline Rush ; producer, Vanessa Tovell ; director, Bob Carruthers.
Publication Details
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (31 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4.
Call Number
PR1585 .B383 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification
829.1
Distributor No.
FFH 8669 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Summary
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.
Note
Presented by Robert Whelan ; narrated by Roy Cane ; readings by Vanessa Adye.
Credits
Camera, Gavin Boot, Chris Weaver ; editor, Nick Guest ; music, Ken Morse.
System Details Note
DVD.
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Series
Literary classics (West Long Branch, N.J.)
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