Beowulf: A Verse Translation
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ISBN 10: 0140447881 ISBN 13: 9780140447880
Published by Penguin Classics (edition Revised), 2001
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BEOWULF stands at the head of English literature; a poem of historical interest and epic scope. Although the first manuscript of BEOWULF dates from around the year 1,000, it is thought that the poem existed in its present form from the year 850.Beowulf's adventures themselves stand in front of the wide historical canvas of 5th and 6th century Scandinavia. Against this heroic background of feuding and feasting, Beowulf first kills the monster Grendel and her mother, and later defends his people against a dragon in a battle that leaves them both mortally wounded.
About the Author: Michael Alexander is Berry Professor of English Literature at the University of St Andrews. For Penguin he has translated, 'The Earliest English Poems', 'The Canterbury Tales: The First Fragment', as well as a prose translation of BEOWULF.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Beowulf: A Verse Translation
Publisher: Penguin Classics (edition Revised)
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: Revised.