Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition

Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition

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The first major poem in English literature, <i>Beowulf</i> tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest.<br><br>Leading <i>Beowulf </i>scholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.’s, fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter <i>Beowulf</i> as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following:<br><br>an introduction<br>a guide to reading aloud<br>a chart of royal genealogies<br>notes on the background of the poem<br>critical commentary<br>glosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original<br>an extensive bibliography