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Beowulf

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Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords.

Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon.

The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language.

Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic worldsomber, vast, and magnificent.From the Paperback edition.

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Product Details
Bantam
0307434826 / 9780307434821
eBook (EPUB)
829.3
26/05/2010
English
192 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
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