Uniform Title Beowulf. English. Title Beowulf : a verse translation / by Michael Alexander

Published Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1973

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Description 176 pages : genealogical tables, map ; 18 cm Series Penguin classics Penguin classics. Contents Includes index Summary This translation conveys the artistry and eloquence of the eighth century Old English poem, Beowulf, which is set in the heroic societies of fifth-century Scandinavia Analysis Poetry in Anglo-Saxon Beowulf English texts Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 157-158 Includes index Notes Translation of: Beowulf Subject Civilization, Anglo-Saxon -- Poetry. Dragons -- Poetry. English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Modernized versions. Epic poetry, English (Old) Epic poetry, English (Old) -- Modernized versions Heroes -- Scandinavia -- Poetry. Middle Ages -- Poetry. Monsters -- Poetry. Monsters -- Poetry. Genre/Form Poetry. Author Alexander, Michael, 1941- LC no. 73176108 ISBN 0140442685

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