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Beowulf and the Epic Hero
Epic
 Long narrative poem
 Aristocratic persons involved in a series of actions
usually significant in the development of a nation
 Always germane (fitting/relevant) to the subject
 Larger than life hero unifies the action
 Passed by word of mouth from generation to
generation
 Viewed as early history of peoples
 Finally written down
 Cultural records of societies
Epic Form
 Hero has heroic and/or superhuman qualities
 Poetic lines, formal tone
 Supernatural forces such as gods, angels, and
demons are present—interest selves in the action
and intervene form time to time
 Setting is vast in scope, covering great nations, the
world or the universe (upper/lower worlds)
Epic Form
 Actions consists of deeds of great valor or
requiring superhuman courage
 Begins in media res
 Long time periods/journeys
 Life and death struggle between good and evil
Conventions of an Epic
 Opens with a theme
 Invokes a Muse for inspiration
 Catalogs of warriors and ships
 Style is sustained elevation and grand simplicity
 Epic poet recounts the deeds of heroes with
objectivity
 Extended speeches by epic hero
Examples
 Illiad
 Odyssey
 Song of Roland
 Aenid
 Divine Comedy
Literary Devices
 Epithet
 A word or brief phrase used to characterize a person,
place or thing
 Richard the Lionheart
 Gray-eyed Athena
 Gandolf the Gray
 Kenning
 A descriptive figure of speech that takes the place of a
common noun, especially in Norse/Anglo-Saxon poetry
 Sea=whale road
 King=ring-giver
Epic Hero
 Always male in traditional epics
 High social status
 Fate affects his people’s destiny
 Rarely modest, boasting common
 Embodies ideals and values of his people
Beowulf
 Oldest known epic
 About the Danes and Geats
 Also includes Swedes, Frisians, Franks, Heathobards
 Beowulf a creation of the poet
 No record of his actual existance

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Beowulf and epic

  • 1. Beowulf and the Epic Hero
  • 2. Epic  Long narrative poem  Aristocratic persons involved in a series of actions usually significant in the development of a nation  Always germane (fitting/relevant) to the subject  Larger than life hero unifies the action  Passed by word of mouth from generation to generation  Viewed as early history of peoples  Finally written down  Cultural records of societies
  • 3. Epic Form  Hero has heroic and/or superhuman qualities  Poetic lines, formal tone  Supernatural forces such as gods, angels, and demons are present—interest selves in the action and intervene form time to time  Setting is vast in scope, covering great nations, the world or the universe (upper/lower worlds)
  • 4. Epic Form  Actions consists of deeds of great valor or requiring superhuman courage  Begins in media res  Long time periods/journeys  Life and death struggle between good and evil
  • 5. Conventions of an Epic  Opens with a theme  Invokes a Muse for inspiration  Catalogs of warriors and ships  Style is sustained elevation and grand simplicity  Epic poet recounts the deeds of heroes with objectivity  Extended speeches by epic hero
  • 6. Examples  Illiad  Odyssey  Song of Roland  Aenid  Divine Comedy
  • 7. Literary Devices  Epithet  A word or brief phrase used to characterize a person, place or thing  Richard the Lionheart  Gray-eyed Athena  Gandolf the Gray  Kenning  A descriptive figure of speech that takes the place of a common noun, especially in Norse/Anglo-Saxon poetry  Sea=whale road  King=ring-giver
  • 8. Epic Hero  Always male in traditional epics  High social status  Fate affects his people’s destiny  Rarely modest, boasting common  Embodies ideals and values of his people
  • 9. Beowulf  Oldest known epic  About the Danes and Geats  Also includes Swedes, Frisians, Franks, Heathobards  Beowulf a creation of the poet  No record of his actual existance