"Beowulf" is to English what the "Odyssey" and "Iliad" are to Greek
literature ? the oldest example of vernacular literature of any
substance not only in England but in the whole of western Europe.
Since its rediscovery and the appearance of the first printed
editions in the middle of the last century, this moving and
dramatic epic has attracted considerable scholarly attention, and
Dr Swanton is able to draw on this wealth of scholarship to present
a considered and balanced introduction to the poem. Explanatory
notes, drawing on archaeological sources, expand the poet's more
esoteric allusions and offer background information on contemporary
manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which
should be invaluable to both students and the general reader.
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