Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis study of the design of Beowulf examines the possible function of the 'digressions', the poet's concept of time, the nature of the hero and the generic status of the poem. Finally, a suggestion as to the possible intention of the poem is proposed.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1986
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Viljoen, Leonie
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Van der Westhuizen, J E
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21146
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/21146