Beowulf is a major epic of Anglo-Saxon literature, probably composed between the first half of the seventh century and the end of the first millennium. The poem was inspired by Germanic and Anglo-Saxon oral tradition recounting the exploits of Beowulf, the hero who gave his name to the poem. Here, i
An Updated Verse Translation
โ Scribed by Rebsamen, Frederick (Translator); Beowulf
- Book ID
- 108040103
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 436 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780060573782
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โฆ Synopsis
A verse translation of the first great narrative poem in the English language that captures the feeling and tone of the original.
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*New York Times* bestseller and winner of the Whitbread Award.Composed toward the end of the first millennium, *Beowulf* is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He