An addendum to Beowulf's last words. (source in Book of Proverbs) From: Medium Aevum | Date: September 22, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 Society for the Study of Mediaeval Languages and Literature. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Joseph Harris has pointed out the relation between Beowulf's last words and the Germanic death-song genre, but the confessional passage (lines 2732b-43a) may draw on verses from the biblical Book of Proverbs (vi.16-19). The passages from 'Beowulf' and Proverbs each list seven items, four of which are common to both. The 'Beowulf' passage thus reflects the use of Christian themes within a traditional Germanic genre.

In an impressively documented and well-argued article, Joseph Harris has related the final speech of the hero Beowulf to the early Germanic genre of the death-song, a genre ...

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