Beowulf
Beowulf
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Author
Author
/ Author not specified
Dimension
Dimension
150x225mm (5,9'x8,9')
ISBN
ISBN
9780571352159
Format
Format
Hardcover
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
160
Publisher
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2020
Beowulf
The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf tells the story of the hero's slaying of three fabulous monsters, set against the historical background of sixth-century Scandinavian wars and dynasties. Its alliterative and metrical rules are complex, and many previous translators have attempted to replicate them. Here, blank verse has been used, as being more suitable for the less inflected and freer syntax of modern English, and therefore offering a more familiar and neutral form - less likely to distract from the interest and subtleties of the poem. Staying close to the original throughout, Richard Hamer's translation is ideal for contemporary readers to fully enjoy this early masterpiece.
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Author: - Author not specified
Publisher:Faber and Faber
Language:English
Publication Date:2020
Number of pages:160 pst
Format:Hardcover
Width:150 mm / 5,9'
Height:225 mm / 8,9'
Weight:320 g
ISBN:9780571352159