Simon Heller

Thesis Title: Conquest and Colonisation in Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Century Adaptations of Beowulf

Supervisor: Dr. Francis Leneghan

My research focuses on Beowulf and modern medievalism. More specifically, I examine the post-colonial reception process of Beowulf in the literary sphere, focusing on the ways authors interpreted and adapted the contents of the Old English poem to reflect political ideologies.