ENGB27H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sutton Hoo, Mead Hall, Alliterative Verse
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Beowulf 2/ the dream of the road. What kinds of importance does each of these two poems attribute to material objects. How is the cross, in the dream of the rood-similar to the material objects in. Why does the rood narrator depict the cross covered in gems but at the same. Hoard guard of warriors hrothgar (1047) Store (hord) of rings- hrothgar"s treasure (894) Breast hoard site of thoughts words feelings mind an heart (1719) Aren"t just stories but make us care about them. Objects described as important seen as useless. Only one compete copy of the poem survives it is in manuscript that may. Vengeance have been left in italy by christian pilgrims on the way to rome. 12-22 dream on he rood jewels direct to status. Objects in this poem take on his connotation help direct them. Affective devotion thinking w/ objects rood participant. Remains of a saint or the remains of objects close to him/ her.
