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4603
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Title:
Diminished by Kindness: Frederick Klaeber's Rewriting of Wealhtheow [The author argues that Klaeber was so influenced by his nineteenth century background (in which women were only mothers and had no power) that he mistranslated words to avoid Wealhtheow's power and political maneuvering].
Source:
JEGP: Journal of English and Germanic Philology 93, 2 (April 1994): Pages 183 - 203.
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Article Type:
Journal Article
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:
Beowulf, Old English Epic
Gender
Klaeber, Frederick, Philologist (1863-1954)
Literature- Verse
Old English Language
Wealhtheow (Literary Figure)
Women in Literature
Women's Nature
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Geographic Area:
British Isles;Germany
Century:
8- 9- 10, 19
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Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
03636941