Cliffs Notes on Beowulf

by Stanley P. Baldwin

The CliffsNotes study guide on Beowulf supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Beowulf. Reading a literary work doesna (TM)t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Beowulf. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Beowulf, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com.

Genres: Nonfiction

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First published March 17, 1999

About the author

Stanley P. Baldwin (born 1942) is a writer and teacher, currently living in Nebraska. He is a frequent contributor to scholarly series as SparkNotes and CliffsNotes. He wrote about Beowulf and many others in the latter series, and J.R.R. Tolkien in the former.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was so great. Kennings are my new favourite thing.
“Word-hoard” - vocabulary
“Whale-road” - ocean
“Bone-house” - body
I always particularly appreciate explanations of the historical context. I only wish I’d listened to it before I listened to the poem.