It's Lit!

Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!

08/06/2021 | 12m 56s

Today we’re going to take a look at one particular Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey from way, way, way long ago allllll the way to the present day, and we’ll interrogate its relevance to our lives in the here and now. Come now, Geats and Danes, to the violent, bloody, mythic, mysterious world of BEOWULF.

Aired: 08/06/21 | Rating: NR

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