Beowulf Study Guide Overview

Overview

Author

Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet

Year Published

700

Type

Heroic Poetry

Genre

Old English Epic Poem

Perspective and Narrator

The narrator uses a third person omniscient perspective thought the story as he sees and knows everything that is going to happen.

Tense

Past

About the Title

The original document did not have a title just the way it did not have an author. The poem got its name from its heroic protagonist, Beowulf. Naming the poem after him was a way of honoring his achievements and moral character.

Diagrams

Character Map

Timeline

Plot Diagram

Summary

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