Monday, September 04, 2006

Journal 7

Beowulf contains characteristics associated with folklore or fairy tales -- lurid and sensational events, man-eating monsters. Why, with these elements, has the poem appealed to sophisticated audiences for more than twelve hundred years? Are there counterparts to Beowulf in modern entertainment media?

1 Comments:

Blogger Mrs. Mick said...

Again this is one of the topics that we will use as part of our discussion for the next few weeks.

September 07, 2006 8:15 PM  

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