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Beowulf - In Blank Verse (Hardcover)
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Beowulf - In Blank Verse (Hardcover)
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The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf tells the story of the hero's slaying
of three fabulous monsters, set against the historical background
of sixth-century Scandinavian wars and dynasties. Its alliterative
and metrical rules are complex, and many previous translators have
attempted to replicate them. Here, blank verse has been used, as
being more suitable for the less inflected and freer syntax of
modern English, and therefore offering a more familiar and neutral
form - less likely to distract from the interest and subtleties of
the poem. Staying close to the original throughout, Richard Hamer's
translation is ideal for contemporary readers to fully enjoy this
early masterpiece.
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