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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
November 1, 1995
Pages
236
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140433777
ISBN-10
0140433775
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$14.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary | A Guide to Old English | The Daughter of Time | Beowolf | The Canterbury Tales | The Canterbury Tales | Beowulf
A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary | A Guide to Old English | The Daughter of Time | Beowolf | The Canterbury Tales | The Canterbury Tales | Beowulf
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Provides the Old English text of the epic poem faced with a page in which almost every word is glossed.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The classic tale of monster-hunting, dragon-fighting Beowulf, here in its original Old English
Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, then with Grendel's avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Through its blend of myth and history, Beowulf vividly evokes a twilight world in which men and supernatural forces live side by side, and celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in a transient world.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, then with Grendel's avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Through its blend of myth and history, Beowulf vividly evokes a twilight world in which men and supernatural forces live side by side, and celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in a transient world.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editions
Paperback
Reissue edition from Penguin Classics (October 29, 2013)
9780141393667 | details & prices | 136 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $14.00
from Penguin USA (December 26, 2006)
9780141026398 | details & prices | 116 pages | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.18 lbs | List price $10.00
About: A new horror stalks the kingdom of the Danes.
About: A new horror stalks the kingdom of the Danes.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Penguin Classics (November 1, 1995)
9780140433777 | details & prices | 236 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Provides the Old English text of the epic poem faced with a page in which almost every word is glossed.
About: Provides the Old English text of the epic poem faced with a page in which almost every word is glossed.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With David Rintoul (other contributor) |
from Penguin/Highbridge (April 1, 1997)
9780140862782 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $16.95
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