Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition

unknown howell d. chickering

The first major poem in English literature, Beowulf 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.

Leading Beowulf scholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.’s, fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter Beowulf as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the

an introduction
a guide to reading aloud
a chart of royal genealogies
notes on the background of the poem
critical commentary
glosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original
an extensive bibliography

Genres poetryfictionfantasyclassicsmythologyschoolliteratureread for schoolhistorical fictionhigh school

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1000

Literary awards

hugo award, locus award, world fantasy award, alta national translation award,

Places

denmark, geatland, sweden,

This edition

Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Published: February 14, 2006 by Vintage
ISBN: 9781400096220
ASIN: 1400096227
Language: English

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Beowulf

Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of unknown authorship, dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between the 8th and the early 11th century, set in Denmark and Sweden. Commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxo...
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