Presents the prose translation of the Old English epic that Tolkien created as a young man, along with selections from lectures on the poem he gave later in life and a story and poetry he wrote in the style of folklore on the poem's themes.
A prose retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the hero Beowulf, who killed the monster Grendel.
A prose retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the hero Beowulf, who killed the monster Grendel.
A prose retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the hero Beowulf, who killed the monster Grendel.
Tells the story of life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, in his three great battles with supernatural monsters.
Tells the story of life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, in his three great battles with supernatural monsters.
Beowulf: a student edition
"Beowulf, the major surviving poem in Old English, is composed in a language that is rich but often difficult. This fully annotated edition makes the poem more accessible in its original language, while at the same time providing the materials necessary for its detailed study at…
Beowulf: a student edition
Beowulf: a student edition
Beowulf, the major surviving poem in Old English, is composed in a language that is rich but often difficult. This fully annotated edition makes the poem more accessible in its original language, while at the same time providing the materials necessary for its detailed study at …
The noble simplicity of the epic's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in a vivid verse translation. Beowulf battles Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon.
"Frederick Klaeber's Beowulf has long been the standard edition for study by students and advanced scholars alike. Its wide-ranging coverage of scholarship, its comprehensive philological aids, and its exceptionally thorough notes and glossary have ensured its continued use in s…
Features an introduction and a commentary that incorporates the scholarship on "Beowulf" that has appeared since 1950. This work includes detailed bibliographic guidance to discussion of textual cruces, as well as to modern and contemporary critical concerns. It also addresses a…