{"product_id":"beowulf-a-verse-translation-a-norton-critical-edition-9780393938371","title":"Beowulf: A Verse Translation: A Norton Critical Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Norton Critical Edition includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's poetic translation of the great Anglo-Saxon epic--winner of the Whitbread Prize--along with his translator's introduction.\u003cbr\u003e - Detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody by Daniel Donoghue.\u003cbr\u003e - More than two dozen visuals, including, new to the Second Edition, a fine selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard.\u003cbr\u003e - A rich array of Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilization materials, providing student readers with \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e's cultural and historical context.\u003cbr\u003e - Nine critical interpretations, three of them new to the Second Edition.\u003cbr\u003e - A glossary of personal names and a selected bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seamus Heaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393938371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeaney, Seamus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSeamus Heaney\u003c\/strong\u003e (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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonoghue, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Donoghue\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eStyle in Old English Poetry: The Test of the Auxiliary\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLady Godiva: A Literary History of a Legend\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Seamus Heaney \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48840762851485,"sku":"9780393938371","price":52.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b75e548d-2452-43a5-ba75-d958a00fae80.jpg?v=1787726047","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/beowulf-a-verse-translation-a-norton-critical-edition-9780393938371","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}