In Search of Beowulf
In this BBC documentary, historian Michael Wood traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages with a journey through the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Along with poet Seamus Heaney, actor Julian...
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Beowulf Battle Scene performed by Benjamin Bagby
Benjamin Bagby’s Beowulf recitation uses voice, gestures, and Anglo-saxon harp to bring the ancient epic poem to life. This short clip of the Beowulf battle scene from the DVD of Bagby’s performance features high...
British Literature Videos
Each module has a page with links from the British Literature study guide, and those pages will have the most complete listings of all the helpful resources you’ll use for that module. However, I...
Texts for British Literature
English IV: British Literature, A Survey Course What does British Literature cover? British Literature is a college-preparatory chronological literary survey course. Focus works, including novels, short stories, poems, and drama, have been selected for...
Why Read Beowulf? by Robert F. Yeager
Why Read Beowulf? By Robert F. Yeager Beowulf, the rousing Old English poem of man and monster, has been a classroom classic for generations. Its own survival as a text is nearly as epic...
