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Beowulf / [sound recording]

Written a thousand years ago, this long poem is the very first surviving piece of English literature. Join Beowulf, a young warrior, achieves glory by fighting and killing three fantastic monsters. This new translation, by the Nobel laureate poet Seamus Heaney, offers modern readers an accessible text. It demonstrates why this epic has spread its influence over more than a millennium of literature.

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  • "Heaney's majestic reading draws the listener into an exhilarating, deeply moving story of humankind's struggle with the monstrous."
  • "Written a thousand years ago, this long poem is the very first surviving piece of English literature. Join Beowulf, a young warrior, achieves glory by fighting and killing three fantastic monsters. This new translation, by the Nobel laureate poet Seamus Heaney, offers modern readers an accessible text. It demonstrates why this epic has spread its influence over more than a millennium of literature."@en
  • "Written a thousand years ago, this long poem is the very first surviving piece of English literature. Join Beowulf, a young warrior, as he achieves glory by fighting and killing three fantastic monsters. This new translation, by the Nobel laureate poet Seamus Heaney, offers modern readers an accessible, intensely dramatic text. It amply demonstrates why this epic has spread its influence over more than a millennium of literature."@en
  • "In his new verse translation of Beowulf, Irish poet Seamus Heaney has created a modern masterwork from one of Europe's most ancient texts."
  • "Irish poet Seamus Heaney presents his verse translation of "Beowulf," the story of a Norse hero who saves Denmark's royal house from monsters."@en
  • "Beowulf first rescues the royal house of Denmark from two marauding monsters, then returns to rule his people for 50 years, ultimately losing his life in a battle to defend the Geats from a dragon's rampage."@en
  • "Presents a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic chronicling the heroic adventures of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior who saves his people from the ravages of the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother."@en

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  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Epic poetry"
  • "Audiobooks"
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  • "Compact discs"@en
  • "Poetry"
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  • "Translations"@en
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  • "Beowulf a new translation"
  • "Beowulf / [sound recording]"@en
  • "Beowulf Read by Seamus Heaney"@en
  • "Beowulf"
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