This book presents the complete Old English text of Beowulf, the most celebrated poem of the Anglo-Saxon era, in short sections followed by verse translations and extensive commentaries. Above all, it makes the anonymous poet's extraordinary literary achievement accessible to interested modern readers who are not familiar with the language he employs with such uncanny power.
- ISBN13 9781443897006
- Publish Date 9 September 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 499
- Language English