mass market paperback, 192 pages
English language
Published Aug. 1, 1988 by Bantam Classics.
Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
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Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world--somber, vast, and magnificent.From the Paperback edition.
Subjects
- Old English, ca. 450-1100
- Literature: Folklore/Mythology
- English poetry
- Poetry
- Modernized versions
- Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Classics
- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Fiction / Classics
- Anglo-Saxons
- Epic poetry, English (Old)