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Beowulf : Revised Edition by Michael Swanton (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Beowulf, Paperback by Swanton, Michael (EDT), ISBN 0719051460, ISBN-13 9780719051463, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A new version of the legend of Beowulf chronicles the epic struggle of the hero against the sinister monster, Grendel

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Product Identifiers

PublisherManchester University Press

ISBN-100719051460

ISBN-139780719051463

eBay Product ID (ePID)1528496

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleBeowulf : Revised Edition

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMedieval, Drama, General

Publication Year1997

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism

AuthorMichael Swanton

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-006132

Dewey Edition18

Dewey Decimal829/.3

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentA Note on the Text and Translation, Map, Select Bibliography, Beowulf Text, Notes, Peoples and Genealogies, Glossary of Proper Names.

SynopsisNew, up-to-date bibliography which should give this edition another twenty years of life.. Excellent, scholarly introduction which focusses on the values and social relevance of the poem.. Explanatory notes drawing on archaeological sources.. Prose translation., New, up-to-date bibliography which should give this edition another twenty years of life. Excellent, scholarly introduction which focusses on the values and social relevance of the poem. Explanatory notes drawing on archaeological sources. Prose translation., "Beowulf" is the oldest example of vernacular literature of any substance in Western Europe. Since its rediscovery and the appearance of the first printed editions in the middle of the 19th century, it has attracted considerable scholarly attention. This edition contains explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, which expand on the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on contemporary manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be of use to both students and the general reader., Dr Swanton presents an introduction to this poem. Explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, expand the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on contemporary manners and customs.

LC Classification NumberPR1583.S8 1997