HPB Wichita
8145 E. Kellogg DriveStore Hours:
Monday 10 AM -8 PM
Tuesday 10 AM -8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM -8 PM
Thursday 10 AM -8 PM
Friday 10 AM -8 PM
Saturday 10 AM -8 PM
Sunday 11 AM -7 PM
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