Kept alive for more than 13 centuries, Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language, reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death.
Translated and with an Introduction by Burton Raffel and an Afterword by Roberta Frank.
The noble simplicity of Beowulf \'s Anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by Burton Raffel.
Beowulf rings with beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for a thousand years.
As a work of art, it is unique.
As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable--reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death.
SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest.
Before there was Game of Thrones , there was Beowulf ...
Revised reissue.
This edition of Raffel\'s acclaimed translation features a new Afterword.
Kept alive for more than 13 centuries, Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language, reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death
