| Author: | Roberta Frank, Anonymous | ISBN: | 9781101212998 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | September 1, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Signet | Language: | English |
| Author: | Roberta Frank, Anonymous |
| ISBN: | 9781101212998 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | September 1, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Signet |
| Language: | English |
Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf...
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SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS
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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.
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Translated and with an Introduction by Burton Raffel
and an Afterword by Roberta Frank
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
