My favorite book. It will read more strongly if you're aware that its a frame narrative representing the Western Zodiac, and of course of you have recently read Beowulf and the work is fresh in your mind.
Yeah it's a pretty straightforward narrative. The only unfamiliar literary devices for an English speaker might be the use of some epithets (like calling the ocean "whale roads") but if you have a functioning brain you can figure those out from context.
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I'm interested, but i'll probably read it after Grendel
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You're going to get virtually nothing out of Grendel without the context of Beowulf. Grendel is a literary deconstruction of the Beowulf myth and more broadly the Campbellian Hero's Journey.
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Maybe I'll read Beowulf first. Can I just rewatch the movie?
If Grendel is meant to be Sartre, then is the dragon Heidegger? I haven't read him but from what I've heard about Heidegger's concepts, the dragon's monologue seems very reminiscent of him. Grendel also asks the dragon for advice which I thought might be a nod to Heidegger's influence on Sartre. Kind of a funny idea to write a book where mythical characters speak and think like 20th century philosophers
I'm aware of Grendel representing absurdism and the Dragon representing material nihilism, but I haven't heard of the characters representing discrete historical figures.
I dont know anything about philosophy. Will I like this book?
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Anonymous
The movie is atrocious. Just read the book, its not hard.
You will not appreciate Grendel fully without prior knowledge of its framing devices and themes, but Grendel is a short read and you don't need to know all the subtext to grasp the story. Its multi-layered, but fairly approachable at the surface level.
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I love that movie
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But I think i'll read Beowulf, sounds like an interesting read too.
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It has plenty of philosophical contemplation but it's pretty accessible
If Grendel is meant to be Sartre, then is the dragon Heidegger? I haven't read him but from what I've heard about Heidegger's concepts, the dragon's monologue seems very reminiscent of him. Grendel also asks the dragon for advice which I thought might be a nod to Heidegger's influence on Sartre. Kind of a funny idea to write a book where mythical characters speak and think like 20th century philosophers
I'm aware of Grendel representing absurdism and the Dragon representing material nihilism, but I haven't heard of the characters representing discrete historical figures.
The 1981 animated movie starring Peter Ustinov is great, and hardly anyone has seen it. GRENDEL GRENDEL GRENDEL is the title, has some wacky musical numbers. Loved it as a kid. AFAIK it's the only adaptation of the book, rather than versions of Beowulf
didnt john gardener get BTFOd by william gass or was that a different john
My favorite book. It will read more strongly if you're aware that its a frame narrative representing the Western Zodiac, and of course of you have recently read Beowulf and the work is fresh in your mind.
Ive never read Beowulf but I watched this movie. I really like it.
You should read Heaney's Beowulf then.
Is it written like a normal book?
Yeah it's a pretty straightforward narrative. The only unfamiliar literary devices for an English speaker might be the use of some epithets (like calling the ocean "whale roads") but if you have a functioning brain you can figure those out from context.
I'm interested, but i'll probably read it after Grendel
You're going to get virtually nothing out of Grendel without the context of Beowulf. Grendel is a literary deconstruction of the Beowulf myth and more broadly the Campbellian Hero's Journey.
Maybe I'll read Beowulf first. Can I just rewatch the movie?
I dont know anything about philosophy. Will I like this book?
The movie is atrocious. Just read the book, its not hard.
You will not appreciate Grendel fully without prior knowledge of its framing devices and themes, but Grendel is a short read and you don't need to know all the subtext to grasp the story. Its multi-layered, but fairly approachable at the surface level.
I love that movie
But I think i'll read Beowulf, sounds like an interesting read too.
It has plenty of philosophical contemplation but it's pretty accessible
It's a little silly but I think it's great
If Grendel is meant to be Sartre, then is the dragon Heidegger? I haven't read him but from what I've heard about Heidegger's concepts, the dragon's monologue seems very reminiscent of him. Grendel also asks the dragon for advice which I thought might be a nod to Heidegger's influence on Sartre. Kind of a funny idea to write a book where mythical characters speak and think like 20th century philosophers
I'm aware of Grendel representing absurdism and the Dragon representing material nihilism, but I haven't heard of the characters representing discrete historical figures.
Very interesting, thanks. It makes sense for Grendel, who is an intellectual immoralist, to be based on someone like Sartre.
That cover is trash
Is this the guy that spams his other works on here?
Good book, definitely worth reading
The 1981 animated movie starring Peter Ustinov is great, and hardly anyone has seen it. GRENDEL GRENDEL GRENDEL is the title, has some wacky musical numbers. Loved it as a kid. AFAIK it's the only adaptation of the book, rather than versions of Beowulf