Theorizing Irony in Beowulf: The Case of Hrothgar

DeGregorio, Scott

doi:10.1179/104125799790497079

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1999

DOI: 10.1179/104125799790497079

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Theorizing Irony in Beowulf: The Case of Hrothgar

Scott DeGregorio¹

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“… See Roy Liuzza, “Iron and Irony in Beowulf ;” Manish Sharma, “Metalepsis and Monstrosity: The Boundaries of Narrative Structure in Beowulf ;” Scott Di Gregorio, “Theorizing Irony in Beowulf : The Case of Hrothgar;” Tom Shippey, “Structure and Unity.”…”

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“An Unfollowable World”:Beowulf, English Poetry, and the Phenomenalism of Language

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This essay traces a history of Beowulf criticism, specifically focusing on the cultural value and literary merit that are always to some extent opposed in describing the poem's worth. It investigates assumptions about the relationships between language, poetry, and culture that informed, and sometimes continue to inform, Beowulf criticism. On the one hand, Beowulf is taken to represent an essential Englishness, while on the other hand it is linguistically alien to modern speakers. Beowulf thus forms an ideal litmus test for foundational questions such as “what makes language literary?” and “what makes a poem an English poem?” Although Beowulf is often represented as an outlier, a poem which we must learn to understand in its own terms, this survey demonstrates that Beowulf criticism reflects predictable trends in the evolution of thought about the relationship between language, literature, and culture.

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Beowulf and Poststructuralist Theory

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In this essay, I examine first the emergence of poststructuralist theory in France in the 1960s and discuss the critical and philosophical innovations of the major poststructuralists. Secondly, I investigate the reception of poststructuralist theory by literary critics in general and Anglo‐Saxonists in particular. Thirdly, I review and summarize readings of ‘Beowulf’ informed by poststructuralist theory. Finally, I suggest ways in which poststructuralist thought can continue to inform productively the study of Anglo‐Saxon literary culture.

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Theorizing Irony in Beowulf: The Case of Hrothgar

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“An Unfollowable World”:Beowulf, English Poetry, and the Phenomenalism of Language

“An Unfollowable World”:Beowulf, English Poetry, and the Phenomenalism of Language

Beowulf and Poststructuralist Theory

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