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Beowulf : A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374111197
ISBN-139780374111199
eBay Product ID (ePID)430137
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeowulf : a New Verse Translation
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicEpic, Ancient & Classical
IllustratorYes
GenrePoetry
AuthorSeamus Heaney
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-023209
Reviews"[Heaney is] the one living poet who can rightly claim to be the 'Beowulf' poet's heir." -- Edward Melson, The New York Times Book Review, "[Heaney is] the one living poet who can rightly claim to be the 'Beowulf' poet's heir."--Edward Melson, The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal829/.3
SynopsisA brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. In the contours of this story, at once remote and uncannily familiar at the end of the twentieth century, Seamus Heaney finds a resonance that summons power to the poetry from deep beneath its surface. Drawn to what he has called the "four-squareness of the utterance" in Beowulf and its immense emotional credibility, Heaney gives these epic qualities new and convincing reality for the contemporary reader., A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. In the contours of this story, at once remote and uncannily familiar at the end of the twentieth century, Seamus Heaney finds a resonance that summons power to the poetry from deep beneath its surface. Drawn to what he has called the four-squareness of the utterance in Beowulf and its immense emotional credibility, Heaney gives these epic qualities new and convincing reality for the contemporary reader.
LC Classification NumberPR1583.H43 2000
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- 12 Jan, 2021
Excellentin every sense.
Five (5) star rating: Excellent introduction & poetical translation by Irish poet Seamus Heaney of this Anglo-Saxon literary classic in an all-too rarebi-lingual edition. I'd recommend the large print hardcover version for its ease of reading. Tolkien's prose translation seems less impressive by comparison In my opinion, Heaney's bi-lingual edition is the best of any translation published before or since in English.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Jan, 2019
BOEWULF, in Anglo-Saxon and Modern English.
Good Layout format, making it easy to compare old and modern forms of the language.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jul, 2019
Great book.
Its a very nice book. I love old books and new covers on old books. It's fascinating to read such old historical stories.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2024
Beowulf: a delight to read, and to try aloud. Heaney--what more could one askfor
the bilingual form with the modern by splendid poet is idealVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Jul, 2022
Must read
Great deal. Good read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jun, 2024
Great book, thanks!
Great book, thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Aug, 2019
Good purchases
Everything as describedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jun, 2024
Highly recommend
Highly recommendVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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