Beowulf a verse translation from the Anglo-Saxon
Beowulf, the classic Anglo-Saxon poem of heroism, was the first great work of English literature, and has attained the status of English national epic for its permanent æsthetic value. This book presents a new verse translation of the poem, in a side-by-side bilingual layout for ease of reference, w...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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August 2019
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| Ausgabe: | First print edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Beowulf, the classic Anglo-Saxon poem of heroism, was the first great work of English literature, and has attained the status of English national epic for its permanent æsthetic value. This book presents a new verse translation of the poem, in a side-by-side bilingual layout for ease of reference, with translator's preface and notes. Gæð a wyrd swa hio scel! Beowulf is the classic Old English heroic-elegiac poem, presented here in a new verse translation. The poem follows the rise and fall of its titular hero on adventures in Denmark in his youth, and facing a dragon as the King of Geatland in his old age. This edition is fully annotated throughout, and includes a translator's preface and introduction, pedigree diagrams for the major royal houses, and a full bibliography. If you have never experienced the Anglo-Saxon world of savage violence, stark beauty, and deeply-felt sorrow--or if you are looking for a fresh new alliterative verse translation--you will find here one of the finest foundational epic poems of the English-speaking world. |
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| Beschreibung: | xxxix, 468 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781077197497 978-1-0771-9749-7 |