From Films to After Comics, 1,000 Years Beowulf the Beowulf Monster- Slayer Still Speaks to Us About Men ; Welsh Academic Researches Epic Hero's Impact in the Modern World
Western Mail › October 27, 2009
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HE WAS the Anglo-Saxon hero so tough he pulled a monster's arm off.
But now Beowulf is being closely examined by a Welsh academic investigating notions of masculinity in the modern world.See the full content of this document
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From Films to After Comics, 1,000 Years Beowulf the Beowulf Monster- Slayer Still Speaks to Us About Men ; Welsh Academic Researches Epic Hero's Impact in the Modern World
Dr Catherine Clarke, a specialist in medieval culture at Swansea University's department of English has been given a grant to explore representations of masculinity in modern re-workings of the Beowulf story.
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