How monstrous is grendel

In the last few years, Beowulf has leapt from academic obscurity into the public imagination. A new translation of the ancient poem and two feature films are showing the world that English literature did not begin with Shakespeare. Even the Lord of the Rings films reminded us that Tolkien did not cr...

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Main Author: Marín Quizhpi, Elizabeth
Format: Thesis Book
Language:Spanish
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Online Access:http://nas.ucuenca.edu.ec/BibliotecaDigital/ebooks/tli231.pdf

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