| Beowulf and Other Old English Poems Contributor(s): Hieatt, Constance (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553213474 ISBN-13: 9780553213478 Publisher: Bantam Classics OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: August 1988 Annotation: Written by an unknown poet around the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon literature transforms legends, history and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf. A stirring portrait of a heroic world--somber, vast and magnificent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 829.108 |
| LCCN: 00003698 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 4.26" W x 6.93" (0.20 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |