Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition Contributor(s): Chickering, Howell D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400096227 ISBN-13: 9781400096220 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: This presentation of the translation and the Old English Text on facing pages allows the reader to approach the first major poem in English literature in a fresh and exciting new way. Includes a Guide to Reading Aloud, Introduction, Commentary and notes for translation from the original. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006273437 |
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.75 lbs) 464 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The first major poem in English literature, Beowulf tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. Leading Beowulf scholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.'s, fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter Beowulf as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following: an introduction a guide to reading aloud a chart of royal genealogies notes on the background of the poem critical commentary glosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original an extensive bibliography |