Beowulf: A Verse Translation (Paperback, Second Edition)

This Norton Critical Edition includes: * Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's poetic translation of the great Anglo-Saxon epic-winner of the Whitbread Prize-along with his translator's introduction. * Detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody by Daniel Donoghue. * More than two dozen visuals, including, new to the Second Edition, a fine selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard. * A rich array of Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilisation materials, providing student readers with Beowulf's cultural and historical context. * Nine critical interpretations, three of them new to the Second Edition. * A glossary of personal names and a selected bibliography.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Norton Critical Editions, 0
Release date:	March 2019
Translators:	Seamus Heaney
Editors:	Daniel Donoghue
Dimensions:	213 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
Edition:	Second Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-93837-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-393-93837-9
Barcode:	9780393938371

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