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Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

1992

Gardner, John. Grendel—Structure

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The Cycle Of The Zodiac In John Gardener's Grendel, Craig Payne Oct 1992

The Cycle Of The Zodiac In John Gardener's Grendel, Craig Payne

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Examines the structure of the 12 chapters of Grendel as following the pattern of the zodiac and its signs. Notes the conflict between Grendel’s nihilistic and chaotic view of the universe with the belief in mythic order by Beowulf and the Scyldings.