(Softcover) This adaptation of the Beowulf epic, written for a
younger audience, preserves the Anglo-Saxon verse feel of the
original text. Illustrations by Sean Yates enhance the reader's
experience. "Joshua Gray's poetic re-telling of the Beowulf epic as
a tale for children gets to the essence of the action with a use of
modern English which is accessible and clear for young minds,
listening while busily building their own image-worlds... I have
the sense that this new text may well encourage very young
listeners, years later (after their bedtime stories are a distant
memory), to recall this tale with pleasure and to discover a
vibrant curiosity to know more about the doings of Hrothgar,
Grendel and Beowulf." -- Benjamin Bagby, Performer of Beowulf "Gray
captures both the fearsomeness of the poem's monsters and the
artful alliteration of its Anglo-Saxon origins...Hook the kids with
this version, and hope that they will return to the longer poem in
later years." -- Tod Linafelt, Georgetown University
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