Beowulf

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf ?is the elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero...
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Beowulf by Heaney, Seamus

Beowulf

$25.99

Beowulf

$25.99
Author: Seamus Heaney
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf ?is the elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. Drawn to what he has called the "four-squareness of the utterance" in ?Beowulf ?and its immense emotional credibility Seamus Heaney gives the great epic convincing reality

But how to visualize the poet's story has always been a challenge for modern-day readers. In Beowulf: An Illustrated Edition, John D. Niles, a specialist in Old English literature, provides visual counterparts to Heaney's remarkable translation. More than one hundred full-page illustrations--Viking warships, chain mail, lyres, spearheads, even a reconstruction of the Great Hall--make visible Beowulf's world and the elemental themes of his story: death, divine power, horror, heroism, disgrace, devotion, and fame. This mysterious world is now transformed into one of material splendor as readers view its elegant goblets, dragon images, and finely crafted gold jewelry against the backdrop of the Danish landscape of its origins.



Author: Seamus Heaney
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/2007
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780393330106


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2007 pg. 132
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 256

About the Author
Heaney, Seamus: - Seamus Heaney (1939--2013) was an Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer and recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born at Mossbawn farmhouse between Castledawson and Toomebridge, County Derry, he resided in Dublin until his death.Niles, John D.: - John D. Niles is the Nancy C. Hoefs Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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