Journal article
Constructing the monstrous body in Beowulf
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The monstrosity of Grendel and his mother have long held the interest of Beowulf-scholars. Examining the bodily attributes of both figures in order to detect inter-textual patterns of diction, this article focuses on depictions of the monsters' skin, hands and blood. In analysing these attributes, it becomes clear that the Beowulf-poet's chosen descriptors align the monstrous body with manmade objects in general and with weapons and armour in particular. This blurring of body and human artifa...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 353.8KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/S0263675114000064
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- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Anglo-Saxon England Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2014-12-01
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1474-0532
- ISSN:
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0263-6751
- Source identifiers:
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663124
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- pubs:663124
- Deposit date:
- 2016-12-01
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- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Notes:
- © Cambridge University Press 2014. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: 10.1017/S0263675114000064
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