English Paper Help

[Forkbeard]

Originally Posted by Lady Ravyn

yes, i have heard of "beowulf and the critics"; i'm attempting to get a hold of it. i also read about "the ancrene riwle" but i can't find that ANYWHERE. i mean, it's on amazon (if you look REALLY hard) but i can't seem to get it from any sort of library and i own a copy of "sir gawain" i shall definetly look up this 'Shippey' person, though... i found a couple books out there by a Michael D. C. Drout- ever hear of him?

Coming late to this party, sorry. Next time you run into a problem like this, drop me a PM, and I'll have a chat with your "professor". If you're curious, the Ancrene Riwle is found in the Early English Text Society (EETS) series, just look up their web site. And yes, Shippey, Flieger, and Drout are in my view among the very best Tolkien commentators.