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Record Number: 2849 Author(s)/Creator(s): Bennett , Helen. Contributor(s): Title: The Female Mourner at Beowulf's Funeral: Filling in the Blanks / Hearing the Spaces [The article discusses the incomplete funeral passage in "Beowulf," and critiques normative editing practices around that passage, which tend to "fill it in" with a particular kind of female mourner -- the passive female victim -- rather than to accept its silences and its holes. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies 4, 1 (Spring 1992): Pages 35 - 50. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Beowulf, Old English Epic Death in Literature Lament, Literary Genre Literature- Verse Mourning in Literature Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 8-9 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Eastern Kentucky University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1992. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 10412573

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