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This book is based on Beowulf by Anonymous.
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Description edit
Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaney's translation "accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right" ( New York Times Book Review ). The translation that "rides boldly through the reefs of... read more
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First Sentence edit
So. The Spear-Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover's Guide. (authoritative list)
This book is in Norton Critical Editions. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Seamus Heaney (Translator)
- Daniel Donoghue (Editor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Old English
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: Between the 8th and 11th century.
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: Between the 8th and 11th century.
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR1583 .H43 2001
- Dewey: 829.3
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Movie Connections edit
- Beowulf (2007) (IMDb): Animated film with the voices of Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, and Angelina Jolie
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