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Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition)

By Leonard Neidorf

Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition)

By Leonard Neidorf

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Beowulf, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of a hero's fight against monsters and sets it against a complex background of political intrigue and tribal warfare. Situated in sixth-century Scandinavia, the poem brings to life a magnificent world that fuses history with fantasy. Tom Shippey's new translation of Beowulf, reflecting a lifetime of engagement with the poem, makes its story clearer and more compelling than it has ever been. The original Old English text of Beowulf is included along with an extensive and innovative commentary, which guides the reader passage-by-passage through the poem and its criticism.
In addition to the text, translation, and commentary, this volume contains an extensive bibliography, a translator's preface, and an appended essay by Tom Shippey on "Tolkien and Beowulf-A Lifelong Involvement." The 2nd edition (revised and expanded) adds new texts and translations (by Tom Shippey) of Waldere, the Hildebrandslied, and the Fight at Finnsburg.
Product details
Number of Pages:
440
Release Date:
2024-02-25
Publication Date:
2024-02-25
Publisher:
Uppsala Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1961361140
ISBN13:
9781961361140
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
748 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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