Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
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It stands as the earliest example of English literature.This edition is annotated with a glossary and preface which tells the story via prose.
Interpretation of the Anglo-Saxon epic in prose for young readers tells about the young hero who fights and kills the water monster, Grendel. Reprint.
Thus fremedon in ellen fremedon (Beo 3b; 'performed (acts of) courage') is conventionally said to be resolved: the initial syllable is short and stressed; the vowel is followed by one and only one consonant; and that consonant is ...
Sg. ellen, 573; eafod and ellen, 903; Geáta ... eafod and ellen, 603; acc. sg. eafod and ellen, 2350; ellen cyöan, show bravery, 2696; ellen fremedon, exercised heroic strength, did heroic deeds, 3; similarly, ic gefremman sceal eorlic ...
A modern, illustrated retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
Selina Tippett is the motherly figure who presides and succors, Angelina is her militant partner who goes to battle for food rations and who brings home the plaster bulldog Beowulf as symbol of resolution.
The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle—the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel—the first true masterpiece of English literature. “There are lots of translations of Beowulf ...
Beowulf: The Poem and Its Tradition
I would like to thank Toni Healey, Roberta Frank, Patrick Conner, George Clark, Timothy Boyd and especially David Townsend for their suggestions and encouragement. 1. A Beowulf Handbook, ed. Robert E. Bjork and John D. Niles (Lincoln: ...
These texts help readers to see Beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an early English meditation on the bridges and chasms between the pagan past and the Christian present.
Presents a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic chronicling the heroic adventures of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior who saves his people from the ravages of the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother.
Beowulf: A Verse Translation
Anonymous R.M. Liuzza. Beowulf second edition translated and edited by RM. Liuzza BE OWULF broadvieW editions series editor: LW Conolly BEOWULF second. Front Cover.
The text of this edition of Beowulf is based on the highly regarded Donaldson prose translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.
A lengthy introduction discussing historical background accompanies the poem about the monster slayer Beowulf
A widely celebrated translator's vivid, accessible, and elegantly concise rendering of an ancient English masterpiece Beowulf tells the story of a Scandinavian hero who defeats three evil creatures--a huge, cannibalistic ogre named Grendel, ...
This dual-language edition will be enjoyable for general readers, and invaluable for students who would like to read Beowulf in either Anglo-Saxon or modern English, while dipping into the other language to deepen pleasure or comprehension.
Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.