Download or read book The Condemnation of Heroism in the Tragedy of Beowulf written by Fidel Fajardo-Acosta and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study in the characterization of the epic poem interprets Beowulf as a disconfirmation of the heroic type. It argues that the poem is the vehicle of a strong anti-militaristic, anti-heroic, pacifist wisdom that is the essence of epic literature.