Description
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to ‘Beowulf’ and the Beowulf Poet’s times
* Concise introduction to the epic poem
* Images of how the poem was first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original text
* Features Francis Barton Gummere’s celebrated translation in imitative metre, widely acknowledged as capturing the alliterative pattern of the original Old English text
* Also includes William Morris’ well-regarded translation
* A translation and the original text of the contemporary fragment THE ATTACK ON FINNSBURG
* Excellent formatting of the poetry texts
* Easily locate the sections you want to read
* Includes the original Old English text
* Provides a special dual modern English and Old English text, allowing readers to compare small sections of five lines each – ideal for students
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Translations
BEOWULF: BRIEF INTRODUCTION
FRANCIS BARTON GUMMERE’S TRANSLATION
WILLIAM MORRIS’ TRANSLATION
The Old English Text
THE OLD ENGLISH TEXT
The Dual Text
CONTENTS OF THE DUAL TEXT
