Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world-somber, vast, and magnificent.
Author: Constance Hieatt
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Published: 08/01/1988
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 6.93h x 4.26w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780553213478
Language: English
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