Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf ?is the
elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from
the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's
mother. Drawn to what he has called the "four-squareness of the
utterance" in ?Beowulf ?and its immense emotional credibility
Seamus Heaney gives the great epic convincing reality
But how to visualize the poet's story has always been a
challenge for modern-day readers. In Beowulf: An Illustrated
Edition, John D. Niles, a specialist in Old English literature,
provides visual counterparts to Heaney's remarkable translation.
More than one hundred full-page illustrations Viking warships,
chain mail, lyres, spearheads, even a reconstruction of the Great
Hall make visible Beowulf's world and the elemental themes of his
story: death, divine power, horror, heroism, disgrace, devotion,
and fame. This mysterious world is now transformed into one of
material splendor as readers view its elegant goblets, dragon
images, and finely crafted gold jewelry against the backdrop of the
Danish landscape of its origins."
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