“Beowulf” is a poem in which a once proud nation sees a dismal future. Should America take note?
In which I compare Wanda from WandaVision with Grendel’s Mother. Who knew?
For Halloween, reread Headley’s new translation of Beowulf, which uses the language of millennials and generation z.
If Dante had his Virgil, I have Beowulf. Both poets helped up negotiate dark times.
In protesting police violence against communities of color, protesters must avoid grief-fueled violence, the archetype of which is Grendel’s Mother.
Through describing their essays on “Beowulf,” I recount how five students are responding to the Covid crisis.
To teach students how to understand and respond to violence, Beowulf is a go-to work.
“Beowulf” and “Lord of the Rings” have blind spots but they are transcendent works for all that.
Thursday When I launched this blog over 10 years ago, I called it Better Living through Beowulf because Beowulf is the starting text for those of us specializing in British Literature. I used Beowulf to represent all of literature and felt free to write about any literary work that provides insight into the life we […]
