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Tables of Contents for Beowulf and the Dragon
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
vii
Abbreviations
ix
Introduction: Source Study and Beowulf
1
8
I. Beowulf and Early Medieval Dragon-Fights
The Analogues of Beowulf
9
15
The Dragon Episode
24
28
Dragon-Fights in Hagiography and Other Literature
52
37
II. The Literary History of Dragon-Fights: Case Studies
Dragon-Fights in Anglo-Saxon England: Samson and Michael
89
36
Post-Conquest Traditions: Siward and Others
125
74
Implications
134
10
III. Appendices
A Texts and Translations
144
30
B Saints and Destructive Dragons: Chronology and Bibliography
174
20
C Scandinavian Dragon-Fights: Chronology and Bibliography
194
5
Bibliography
199
24
Index
223