Honour, exchange and violence in Beowulf /

"This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order...

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Main Author:	Baker, Peter S. (Peter Stuart), 1952-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2013.
Series:	Anglo-Saxon studies ; 20.
Subjects:	Beowulf. Epic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism. Violence in literature. Honor in literature. Beowulf > Criticism and interpretation. "Beowulf." Epic poetry, English (Old) Honor. Literature. Violence. Criticism, interpretation, etc.