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Beowulf
  • Published: 28 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780451530967
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $19.99

Beowulf

A New Telling

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27 June 2017
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1 Sept 1999
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28 July 2008
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15 Mar 1982
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Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf...

Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf...
 
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. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable—reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art, it is unique. Beowulf rings with beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for a thousand years. The noble simplicity of Beowulf's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by Burton Raffel.
 
Translated and with an Introduction by Burton Raffel
and an Afterword by Roberta Frank
  • Published: 28 July 2008
  • ISBN: 9780451530967
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the authors

Robert Nye

Robert Nye (1939–2016) was a British poet, novelist, journalist, and critic whose books include Merlin, The Memoirs of Lord Byron, Mrs. Shakespeare, and the bestselling and award-winning Falstaff, which the Times called “one of the most ambitious and seductive novels of the decade.” His poetry has appeared in numerous publications such as The Atlantic Monthly, Encounter, and Listen.
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Burton Raffel

Burton Raffel was a translator, poet, and scholar whose major translations include The Canterbury Tales, Beowulf, Don Quijote, The Red and the Black, and Gargantua and Pantagruel. He also annotated several Shakespeare plays for Yale University Press. He was the distinguished professor emeritus of Arts and Humanities and emeritus professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette until 2003. He lived in Louisiana until his death in 2015.
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