Beowulf

Author:   Marc Hudson ,  Marc Hudson ,  Martin Garrett
Publisher:   Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN:  

9781840226140


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 March 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Beowulf is the longest surviving poem of Anglo-Saxon England. Beowulf, a young warrior of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, king of the Danes, in his time of need. He first fights the hellish Grendel, then struggles with Grendel's no less fearsome mother in her hall beneath the cold waters of the mere. More than fifty years later Beowulf, now king of the Geats, must face his final challenge in the shape of a huge and terrifying dragon. But Beowulf is not just an adventure story. Other tales of war, feuding, and loss in less mythical worlds are interwoven with the main plot in such a way as to force readers to ask questions about the heroic code; equally thought-provoking are the juxtaposition of virtuous and vicious characters, the presence of some women who are helpless victims and others who exert a strong influence on men, and above all the fact that the characters are pagan while the poet is clearly (though not insistently) Christian. Marc Hudson's thoughtful modern English version combines readability with detailed attention to both the spirit and the meaning of the original poem.

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Author:   Marc Hudson ,  Marc Hudson ,  Martin Garrett
Publisher:   Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Imprint:   Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.154kg
ISBN:  

9781840226140


ISBN 10:   1840226145
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 March 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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