Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
- ISBN-10
- 0307434826
- ISBN-13
- 9780307434821
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-05-26
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Author
- Constance Hieatt
Description
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.
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