An Aesthetic Education: The Myths that Make Us - Beowulf Pt. 1

About this episode

This episode explores the origins of the English language and literature through the story of Beowulf.

Welcome back to a new episode of An Aesthetic Education, as we head towards the end of the year and the end of our second season. Our last two episodes of this season will take us back in time to explore the origins of the English language and literature by diving into the world of Anglo-Saxon, England and the story of Beowulf. Written & Presented by Jeremy Rosen All Rights Reserved Altalena Inc. READING LIST: Peter S. Baker (ed.), The Beowulf Reader (Routledge, 2000) R. E. Bjork and J. D. Niles, A Beowulf Handbook (Liverpool University Press, 1997) R. E. Bjork, R. D. Fulk and J. D. Niles (eds.), Klaeber’s Beowulf (University of Toronto Press, 2008) R. D. Fulk (ed.), The Beowulf Manuscript (Harvard University Press, 2010) R. D. Fulk, Interpretations of Beowulf: A Critical Anthology (Indiana University Press, 1991) Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2013) E. B. Irving, Rereading Beowulf (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992) Andy Orchard, A Critical Companion to Beowulf (Boydell and Brewer, 2003) Andy Orchard, Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf Manuscript…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Rosen

Topics covered

• Anglo-Saxon literature
• Beowulf
• English language origins
• mythology
• literary analysis

Keywords

• Beowulf
• Anglo-Saxon
• English literature
• myth
• literary analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Altalena Inc.

Books & works: Beowulf, The Beowulf Reader, A Beowulf Handbook, Klaeber’s Beowulf, The Beowulf Manuscript, Interpretations of Beowulf: A Critical Anthology, The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature, Rereading Beowulf, A Critical Companion to Beowulf, Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf Manuscript

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