Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. The discovery of darkness in northern literature 1
6. Three aspects of Wyrd in Beowulf 15
7. Social structure as doom: the limits of heroism in Beowulf 37
8. Inner weather and interlace: a note on the semantic value of structure in Beowulf 81
9. Homage to Caedmon and others: a Beowulfian praise song 91
10. 'Gifstol' and goldhoard in Beowulf 107
11. Elements of the marvellous in the characterization of Beowulf: a reconsideration of the textual evidence 119
12. Some observations on the A3 lines in Beowulf 139
13. The rhythm of Deor 165
14. The prosodic terminology of Anglo-Saxon scholars 171
15. Exodus retraced 203
16. On Wulf and Eadwacer 225
17. Mainly on philology and the interpretative criticism of Maldon 235
18. The 'fuglas scyne' of The Phoenix, line 591 255
19. The list of chapter-headings in the Old English Bede 263
20. The common origin of Ælfric fragments at New Haven, Oxford, Cambridge, and Bloomington 285
21. John Collins Pope: a bibliography 327