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Grendel is a 1971 novel by the American author John Gardner. [1] It is a retelling of part of the Old English poem Beowulf from the perspective of the antagonist, Grendel. In the novel, Grendel is portrayed as an antihero. The novel deals with finding meaning in the world, the power of literature and myth, and the nature of good and evil.
John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel , a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
John Gardner (American writer) (1933–1982), American novelist and educator, author of Grendel; John Gardner (British writer) (1926–2007), British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author; John Gardner (composer) (1917–2011), British composer; John Lowell Gardner (1837–1898), patron of the arts
Grendel Grendel Grendel is a 1981 Australian animated film written, directed and designed by Alexander Stitt and starring Peter Ustinov. It was based on John Gardner 's novel Grendel . [ 2 ] The music was composed and conducted by Bruce Smeaton and has been released on the 1M1 Records label.
Grendel Grendel Grendel, a 1981 animated film based on John Gardner's novel and starring Peter Ustinov; Beowulf & Grendel, a 2005 film; Grendel, the Holy City in the Scrapped Princess anime; In computing: Grendel, a species in the artificial life computer program Creatures; Mozilla Grendel, a Java-based e-mail and Usenet client
Grendel is a figure in the poem Beowulf, preserved in the Nowell Codex. [2] Grendel, being cursed as the descendant of the Biblical Cain, along with elves and other eotens, is "harrowed" by the sounds of singing that come every night from the mead hall of Heorot built by King Hroðgar. Unable to bear it any more, he attacks Heorot.
Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981) is an animated film based on the John Gardner novel, Grendel (1971); the film stars Peter Ustinov as Grendel and is told from the monster's point of view. The Wendol are members of a fictional enemy race in the film The 13th Warrior (1999) Grendel (2007) - a made-for-television movie on the Sci Fi Channel (United ...
1981: Grendel Grendel Grendel, an animated film based on the novel Grendel by John Gardner which tells the story of Beowulf from Grendel's perspective. 1995: "Heroes and Demons", an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. The central plot revolves around a fictional virtual reality adaption of Beowulf taken over by a lifeform accidentally trapped on ...