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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 A. Gardner, American physicist and developer of Gardner–Salinas braille codes; John Fentress Gardner (1912–1998), American author and educator; John J. Gardner (1845–1921), politician representing New Jersey in the House of Representatives, 1885 to 1893; John W. Gardner (1912–2002), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare ...
John Steinbeck: Portrays Kern County, California in a negative light 1939 — — — The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald: Language and sexual references 1925 — — — The Great Gilly Hopkins: Katherine Paterson: Obscene language and racism 1978 — 52 20 Grendel: John Gardner: Depictions of torture and mutilation 1971 — 96 — Guess ...
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 (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 ...
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Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (700–1000 CE). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon ), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf .