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Architectural Representation And The Dragon’S Lair In Beowulf, Margaret Heeschen Dec 2017

Architectural Representation And The Dragon’S Lair In Beowulf, Margaret Heeschen

Masters Theses

Since the early twentieth century, the dragon’s lair of Beowulf has been primarily associated with the early megalithic mounds of northern Europe. This interpretation of the space, however, does not account for the many contradictions present in the poet’s descriptions. In order to fully understand the quiddity of the dragon’s lair, we must resolve three major issues with previous interpretations: the use of rare words with unclear meanings, contradictions in descriptions of the physical space, and an assumption by scholars that the poet is describing a single type of space identifiable in the historical record. By addressing each of these …


How Do You Do? Or "How To Be A Feminist Medievalist On The Job Market Today", Sara S. Poor Sep 1994

How Do You Do? Or "How To Be A Feminist Medievalist On The Job Market Today", Sara S. Poor

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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A Note On Becoming A Feminist Philologist, Sarah Westphal, Janine Rogers Sep 1994

A Note On Becoming A Feminist Philologist, Sarah Westphal, Janine Rogers

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.