Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation

by Rebsamen, Frederick
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ISBN: 9780060573782
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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

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Rebsamen, Frederick
  • ISBN: 9780060573782
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.50
  • Number Of Pages: 144
  • Publication Year: 2007

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