Beowulf (and the Bard) /
"Beowulf (and the Bard) is a fun, frenetic and freewheeling farce that updates the Old English poem about the warrior Beowulf, who must rescue the mead hall from a hideous ogre (and his even more hideous mother). Told through the eyes of the epic's writer--a character known simply as "...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Woodstock, Illinois :
Dramatic Publishing Company,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "Beowulf (and the Bard) is a fun, frenetic and freewheeling farce that updates the Old English poem about the warrior Beowulf, who must rescue the mead hall from a hideous ogre (and his even more hideous mother). Told through the eyes of the epic's writer--a character known simply as "the bard"--the comedy's events unfold much differently than the familiar story passed down through the ages. In reality, Beowulf is an out-of-shape prince hoping to fulfill the heroic code, while the bard is a desperate poet struggling with a nasty case of writer's block. This retelling also introduces a new female character: the bloodthirsty warrior princess Gunborg, whose quest to reach her heroic destiny is ignored by her overprotective father, the king. Beowulf (and the Bard) is a comedy about friendship, duty and what it means to be a hero."-- |
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| Item Description: | Cast size: 3 m., 1 w., 7 either gender. Approximate running time: 90 minutes. "Code: BM5000."-- Page 4 of cover. "The action of the play takes place in Denmark"--page 5. |
| Physical Description: | 80 pages ; 19 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781619592377 1619592371 |