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Beowulf: A Prose Translation
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Description
"Backgrounds and Contexts" provides readers with the historical, linguistic, and literary settings of Beowulf, including Robert C. Hughes on the origins of the Old English language, E. Talbot Donaldson's presentation of the major features of Old English poetry, new material on Beowulf's tribes and genealogies, three maps, and a facsimile illustration of the manuscript.
"Criticism" collects seven new and wide-ranging interpretations of Beowulf by Fred C. Robinson, Roberta Frank, John D. Niles, Michael Lapidge, Joyce Hill, Helen Bennett, and Nicholas Howe.
A Glossary of Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography are included.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2001-11-01
Publication Date:
1998-11-05
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0393974065
ISBN13:
9780393974065
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
218 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
215 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€5,89