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Anthropological and Cultural Approaches to Beowulf - http://www.mun.ca/mst/heroicage/issues/5/toc.html
Collection of articles from the online journal "The Heroic Age." These articles treat the poem from the standpoint of anthropology and culture studies. |
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Beowulf: a National Poem - http://www.bartleby.com/211/0303.html
Provides a literary history of the poem. Covers Scandinavian traditions, the personality of the hero, the origin and antiquity of the poem, and the religious element. Also provides a section-by-section summary of the poem. |
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Indogermanic Shruti and Christian Smriti in Beowulf - http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-indogermanic.html
Argues that Beowulf is not in essence a Christian poem, but rather a reflection of the values of a Germanic heroic society. By Benjamin Slade |
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Some Thoughts on Reading Beowulf - http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/nelson/reading_beowulf.html
This interpretation by Lynn Harry Nelson argues that the poem can be read profitably on three different levels: the heroic character of Beowulf, the nature of leadership and politics, and the forces that human beings are subject to. |
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Thinking About Beowulf: Ten Years Later - http://www.mun.ca/mst/heroicage/issues/8/forum.html
Offers a psychological interpretation of the poem. Expands on the ideas in James W. Earl's book "Thinking about Beowulf." By Eileen A. Joy. |