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Beowulf Paperback - 2007
by Seamus Heaney (Translator); John D. Niles (Other)
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Enhancing Heaneys masterful bestselling translation of this classic Old English poem, Niless illustrations help modern-day readers visualize the story by bringing it to life.
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Beowulf, composed between the seventh and tenth centuries, is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid battle against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and living on in the exhausted aftermath. Heaney's celebrated translation honours what is remote and intuits what is uncannily familiar, at the end of the twentieth century, in this founding masterpiece of English poetry. Now, for the first time, the Old English text - which survived only in a single scorched manuscript, now held in the British Museum - can be read in conjunction with the translation on facing pages. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-255).
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Readers praise this Seamus Heaney–translated, richly illustrated Beowulf for making a demanding epic more approachable. The archaeological imagery adds context and counters its reputation as a dry set text, while the clear, poetic prose underscores the poem’s warrior ethos and Christian veneer over pagan roots—though some lament the muted pagan elements. Comparisons to Tolkien persist, but the edition’s readability and design draw the most approval.
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- Title Beowulf
- Author Seamus Heaney (Translator); John D. Niles (Other)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Publication date 2007-11-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780393330106 / 0393330109
- Weight 1.95 lbs (0.88 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 in (23.11 x 18.80 x 2.03 cm)
- Reading level 1090
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Category Poetry
- Library of Congress subjects Dragons, Monsters
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007027523
- Dewey Decimal Code 829.3
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Citations
- Library Journal, 08/01/2007, Page 132
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2008, Page 256
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