Beowulf Contributor(s): Raffel, Burton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618950134 ISBN-13: 9781618950130 Publisher: Bibliotech Press OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama - Poetry | Epic |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 104 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 12776 Reading Level: 10.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet is dated between the 8th and the early 11th century. |