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Beowulf : a new translation

This is the story of a young man who travelled far across the sea to fight two terrifying monsters-one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. The young hero's name was Beowulf, and his story, first written in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century, has become one of the world's most famous epics. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in quick-paced, rhythmical prose accompanied by Charles Keeping's striking illustrations. Together they bring to life the beauty and power of one of the first great English poems.

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  • "Cliffs notes on Beowulf"
  • "Cliffs notes on Beowulf"@en
  • "Beowulf"@en
  • "Beowulf ; The fight at Finnsburh"@en
  • "Beowulf ; The fight at Finnsburh"
  • "Fight at Finnsburh"

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  • "Presents a modern translation of the great epic poem."
  • "Tom Shippey provides the reader with a contextual introduction to Beowulf and a guide to the 18th and 19th century scholarship that generated the Beowulf commentaries. He provides a powerful tool for studying this major text of the 'Northern Renaissance'."
  • "This is the story of a young man who travelled far across the sea to fight two terrifying monsters-one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. The young hero's name was Beowulf, and his story, first written in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century, has become one of the world's most famous epics. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in quick-paced, rhythmical prose accompanied by Charles Keeping's striking illustrations. Together they bring to life the beauty and power of one of the first great English poems."
  • "This is the story of a young man who travelled far across the sea to fight two terrifying monsters-one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. The young hero's name was Beowulf, and his story, first written in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century, has become one of the world's most famous epics. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in quick-paced, rhythmical prose accompanied by Charles Keeping's striking illustrations. Together they bring to life the beauty and power of one of the first great English poems."@en
  • "This impressive volume selects over one hundred works of critical commentary from the vast body of scholarship on Beowulf, including English translations from German, Danish, Latin and Spanish."@en
  • "The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on Beowulf takes you into the epic story of warriors and strange beasts. Beowulf is considered to be the longest and greatest surviving Anglo-Saxon poem. Some see it as an early celebration of Christianity. Others think it extols - or perhaps condemns - heroic values. Step into this epic."@en
  • "Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. This acclaimed translation is complemented by a critical introduction and substantial editorial apparatus. - ;Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing first the terrifying, demonic monster Grendel, a."@en
  • "A new version of the legend of Beowulf chronicles the epic struggle of the hero against the sinister monster, Grendel."@en
  • "Tells the story of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel."@en
  • "Includes introduction, the manuscript, terms of characters, genealogy, Beowulf: A Synopsis, charcter analyses, critical essays, suggested essay topics, selected bibliography."@en
  • "Provides on informal look at Beowolf's place in English literature."
  • "Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Beowulf."@en
  • "Anglo-Saxon, English poem written in the eighth century."@en
  • "The story of the brave Beowulf, his battle with the monster Grendel, and of his death after a clash with a terrible dragon."
  • "The greatest and most attractive of the Old English poems is Beowulf. It tells how Beowulf clears King Hrothgar's land of the fearsome monster Grendel, then seeks out and overcomes a second monster in a classic combat at the bottom of a lake - the 'haunted mere'. Finally, in old age, Beowulf again takes up arms, to protect his own people from the attacks of a recklessly roused dragon. Huge, cunning, fierce and fiery, the beast seems all but invincible, and the poem ends with both Beowulf and the dragon dead after terrible combat. The verse in which this story unfolds is, by common consent, the finest writing surviving in Old English, a text that all students of the language and many general readers will want to tackle in the original form. To aid understanding of the Old English, a literal word-by-word translation by John Porter is printed opposite an edited text and provides a practical key to this Anglo-Saxon masterpiece."@en
  • "This prose translation of the ninth-century epic poem, considered the first great work of English literature, was originally intended for nonnative speakers of English with the intention of reducing difficulties present in the Old English style."@en
  • "This prose translation of the ninth-century epic poem, considered the first great work of English literature, was originally intended for nonnative speakers of English with the intention of reducing difficulties present in the Old English style."
  • "A retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel."
  • "Presents a modern-day translation of the epic poem which tells the story of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel."@en
  • ""Beowulf" is the oldest and most complete epic poem in any non-Classical European language. Our only manuscript, written in Old English, dates from close to the year 1000. However, the poem remained effectively unknown even to scholars till the year 1815, when it was first published in Copenhagen. This impressive volume selects over 100 works of critical commentary from the vast body of scholarship on "Beowulf"--Including English translations from German, Danish, Latin and Spanish - from the poem's first mention in 1705 to the Anglophone scholarship of the early 20th century."@en
  • "Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas."@en
  • "Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas."
  • "Beowulf tells the story of a mysterious young warrior who saves the Spear-Danes from the terrible monster Grendel and his venomous mother."@en

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  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Study guides"@en
  • "Study guides"
  • "General fiction"
  • "History"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Ressources Internet"
  • "Electronic resource"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@en
  • "Epic poetry"@en
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Poetry"@en
  • "Poetry"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Adaptations"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"

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  • "Beowulf : the fight at finnsburh"
  • "Beowulf : a new translation"@en
  • "Beowulf : a new translation"
  • "Beowulf : the fight at Finnsburh"
  • "Beowulf : the critical heritage"@en
  • "Beowulf : the critical heritage"
  • "Beowulf [neuengl.]"
  • "Beowulf the fight at Finnsburh"
  • "Beowulf : a student's edition"
  • "Beowulf : a student's edition"@en
  • "Cliffs notes on Beowulf"@en
  • "Beowulf : text and translation"@en
  • "Beowulf : text and translation"
  • "Beowulf, notes : including introduction, the manuscript, terms to remember, list of characters, genealogy, Beowulf-a synopsis, character analyses, critical essays, suggested essay topics, selected bibliography"@en
  • "Beowulf, notes including introduction, the manuscript, terms to remember, list of characters, genealogy, Beowulf-a synopsis, character analyses, critical essays, suggested essay topics, selected bibliography"@en
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  • "Beowulf a student's edition"@en
  • "Beowulf notes"
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  • "Beowulf, notes"@en
  • "Beowulf, notes"
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  • "Beowulf"
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  • "Beowulf ; The Fight at Finnsburh"
  • "Beowulf the Critical Heritage"@en
  • "(Beowulf, -/neuengl.)"
  • "Beowulf : text and traslation"
  • "Beowulf The fight at Finnsburh"@en
  • "Beowulf a contemporary literary views book"
  • "Beowulf. Translated by Kevin Crossley-Holland and introduced by Bruce Mitchell, With drawings by Brigitte Hanf. [With a map.]"@en
  • "Beowulf : notes"
  • "Beowulf : notes"@en
  • "Beowulf text and translation"@en
  • "Beowulf ; The fight at Finnsburh"
  • "Beowulf the critical heritage"
  • "Beowulf the critical heritage"@en

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