Beowulf Contributor(s): Raffel, Burton (Translator), Frank, Roberta (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0451530969 ISBN-13: 9780451530967 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Kept alive for more than 13 centuries, "Beowulf" is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language, reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. This edition of Raffel's acclaimed translation features a new Afterword. Revised reissue. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009290192 |
Series: Signet Classics |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.3" W x 6.7" (0.20 lbs) 176 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 12776 Reading Level: 10.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf... SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable--reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art, it is unique. Beowulf rings with beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for a thousand years. The noble simplicity of Beowulf's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by Burton Raffel. Translated and with an Introduction by Burton Raffel and an Afterword by Roberta Frank |