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Beowulf

Beowulf

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Author

/ Author not specified

Dimension

150x225mm (5,9'x8,9')

ISBN

9780571352159

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Page Count

160

Publisher

Faber and Faber

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

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