The long arm of coincidence : the frustrated connection between Beowulf and Grettis saga / Magnús Fjalldal.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Fjalldal, Magnús (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1998.
Series:	CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
Subjects:	Grettir Ásmundarson, > 996-1031 > Romances > History and criticism. Beowulf. Grettis saga. Mythology, Norse, in literature. Comparative literature > English (Old) and Old Norse. Comparative literature > Old Norse and English (Old) Epic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism. Grettir Ásmundarson, > 996-1031. Epic poetry, English (Old) Criticism, interpretation, etc. Romances.

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Part I: The Proposed Genetically Related Analogues
1 Determining Analogous and Genetically Related Material
2 The Making of Heroes and Monsters
3 The Hero's Fight against the Monsters
4 A Sword by Any Other Name
5 Hell and High Water
Part II: To Cement a Relationship
6 The English Hypothesis
7 Panzer's 'Bear's Son' Thesis
8 The Common Origin Theory
9 The Big Bang Theory
Part III: The Genetically Related Beowulf Analogues in Grettis saga in View of Icelandic Sources.
""10 A Saga Author Shops Around: The Eclectic Composition of the GlÃ¡mr and Sandhaugar Episodes""""11 Conclusion""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

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