Judith, an Old English poem

Literary Criticisms
Gender and Heroism in the Old English Judith
Judith and the Rhetoric of Heroism in Anglo-Saxon England

The Wanderer

Literary Criticisms:
'Wanderer,' lines 45-57 and the Birds of Diomede

Background Information:
"The Wanderer"

Podcasts:
Move Over Beowulf: Why the First Good Poem in English May Be Something Else

Beowulf

Literary Criticisms:
On Beowulf
Launching the Hero: The Case of Scyld and Beowulf

Historical Background:
Heroic Narrative

Work Overview:
Overview: "Beowulf"

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Historical Background:
Arthurian Romance
The Middle Ages

Literary Criticisms:
The Role of Morgan Le Fay in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain's Unfulfilled/Unfulfilling Quest

Work Overview:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight