Beowulf

An Updated Verse Translation

Fiction & Literature, Saga, Classics, Literary
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Author: Frederick Rebsamen ISBN: 9780062303912
Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication: June 4, 2013
Imprint: Harper Perennial Language: English
Author: Frederick Rebsamen
ISBN: 9780062303912
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication: June 4, 2013
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Language: English

The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle--the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel--the first true masterpiece of English literature.

"No self-respecting college professor will want his students to be without it....Renditions in modern English haven't taken the poetry of the original very seriously--but what a shock now that someone has! With the subtle rules of alliteration, stress, and pause in place--and with a translator bold enough to invent his own vigorous and imaginative compound nouns--the poem suddenly takes flight and carries us to the highest mountains of achievement." --Booklist

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The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle--the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel--the first true masterpiece of English literature.

"No self-respecting college professor will want his students to be without it....Renditions in modern English haven't taken the poetry of the original very seriously--but what a shock now that someone has! With the subtle rules of alliteration, stress, and pause in place--and with a translator bold enough to invent his own vigorous and imaginative compound nouns--the poem suddenly takes flight and carries us to the highest mountains of achievement." --Booklist

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