Beowulf

English

ISBN: 1101212993

EAN: 9781101212998

Category: Literary Criticism / Medieval

Publisher: Signet

Release Date: 09/01/1999

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis:

Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf...
 
SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS
 
Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable—reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art, it is unique. Beowulf rings with beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for a thousand years. The noble simplicity of Beowulf's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by Burton Raffel.
 
Translated and with an Introduction by Burton Raffel
and with an Afterword by Roberta Frank

From the Paperback edition.

Beowulf

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - EPUB

Pages: 176