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Beowulf
Category: Language Arts: Mythology/Fables
Author: Stephen Mitchell translator
Copyright/published Year: 2017 by Yale University Pres
ISBN: 0300236662
Binding: Trade pap
Beowulf tells the story of a Scandinavian hero who defeats
three evil creatures-a huge, cannibalistic ogre named Grendel,
Grendel's monstrous mother, and a dragon-and then dies, mortally
wounded during his last encounter. If the definition of a
superhero is "someone who uses his special powers to fight evil,"
then Beowulf is our first English superhero story, and arguably
our best. It is also a deeply pious poem, so bold in its
reverence for a virtuous pagan past that it teeters on the edge
of heresy. From beginning to end, we feel we are in the hands of
a master storyteller.
Stephen Mitchell's marvelously clear and vivid rendering
re-creates the robust masculine music of the original. It both
hews closely to the meaning of the Old English and captures its
wild energy and vitality, not just as a deep "work of literature"
but also as a rousing entertainment that can still stir our
feelings and rivet our attention today, after more than a
thousand years. This new translation-spare, sinuous, vigorous in
its narration, and translucent in its poetry-makes a masterpiece
accessible to everyone.
Condition Information
This is a used book.
'like new' used copy.
Condition Description
No remainder markings. Very light shelf-wear.
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