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Publisher: Alma
Author: Unknown, Translated by JG Nichols
ISBN: 9781847497949
Year: 2019
Format: Paperback
Classics, Poetry
Beowulf
by
Unknown, Translated by JG Nichols
Beowulf by
Unknown, Translated by JG Nichols
Summary
Of unknown date, and surviving in a tenth-century manuscript, Beowulf is the tale of a young Geatish hero and his struggle with three deadly foes, beginning with the dread monster Grendel, who has been devouring warriors in the hall of the Danish King in their sleep.
The most important Old English poem, and the first known major poem written in a European vernacular, Beowulf is a mix of sixth-century historical events, Christian commentary, Germanic myth and Anglo-Saxon culture. The poem is presented here in a dual-text format with a new translation by J.G. Nichols.