Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical, Fiction & Literature, Classics, Short Stories
| Author: | Constance Hieatt | ISBN: | 9780307434821 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | May 26, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Bantam Classics | Language: | English |
| Author: | Constance Hieatt |
| ISBN: | 9780307434821 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | May 26, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Bantam Classics |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
