# Beowulf — On the Art of Writing character guide

> Beowulf in On the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-lecture-viii-on-the-lineage-of-english-literature-i

## Who they are

Old English epic poem discussed as a foundational text.

## In the story

### [Lecture VIII: On the Lineage of English Literature (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-the-lineage-of-english-literature-i)

Discussed as an Old English epic, with opinions on its merit and overpraise.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/endnotes)

Quoted in translation, with Hrothgar's lament for Æschere.

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