Beowulf

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This heroic Old English poem is set on the North Sea coasts of the fifth and sixth centuries. Against a background of feast and feud, its hero defeats the monster Grendel, but dies defending his people against a dragon. This translation has been revised to take account of new readings and interpretations.

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Description

Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, then with Grendel’s avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Through its blend of myth and history, Beowulf vividly evokes a twilight world in which men and supernatural forces live side by side. And it celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in a transient world.
“Alexander’s translation is marked by a conviction that it is possible to be both ambitious and faithful [and] …communicates the poem with a care which goes beyond fidelity-to-meaning and reaches fidelity of implication. May it go on … to another half-million copies.” – Tom Shippey, Bulletin of the International Association of University Professors of English

Additional information

Weight 157 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 12 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

136

Language

English

Edition

Revised Edition

Dewey

829.3 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K