Beowulf
By
Anonymous
Read by
Rosalyn Landor
Release:
03/29/2010
Release:
03/29/2010
Release:
03/29/2010
Release:
03/29/2010
Runtime:
3h 1m
Runtime:
3h 1m
Runtime:
3h 1m
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“The Anglo-Saxon epic, composed between the seventh and tenth centuries, has long been accorded its place in literature.”
Amazon.com, editorial review
When sleep was at its deepest, night at its blackest, up from the mist-filled marsh came Grendel stalking…
Thus begins the battle between good and evil, for lying in wait and anxious to challenge the ogre Grendel is a young man, strong-willed and fire-hearted. This man is Beowulf, whose heroic dragon-slaying deeds were sung in the courts of Anglo-Saxon England more than a thousand years ago.
Beowulf is our only native English heroic epic. In the figure of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior, and his struggles against monsters, the unknown author depicts the life and outlook of a pagan age. The poem is a subtle blending of themes—the conflict of good and evil, and an examination of heroism. Its skillful arrangement of incidents and use of contrast and parallel show it to be the product of a highly sophisticated culture.
This version of Beowulf is the translation by Francis B. Gummere.
Thus begins the battle between good and evil, for lying in wait and anxious to challenge the ogre Grendel is a young man, strong-willed and fire-hearted. This man is Beowulf, whose heroic dragon-slaying deeds were sung in the courts of Anglo-Saxon England more than a thousand years ago.
Beowulf is our only native English heroic epic. In the figure of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior, and his struggles against monsters, the unknown author depicts the life and outlook of a pagan age. The poem is a subtle blending of themes—the conflict of good and evil, and an examination of heroism. Its skillful arrangement of incidents and use of contrast and parallel show it to be the product of a highly sophisticated culture.
This version of Beowulf is the translation by Francis B. Gummere.
Release:
2010-03-29
2010-03-29
2010-03-29
2010-03-29
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
3h 1m
3h 1m
3h 1m
3h 1m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
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0.4 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400185993
9798200111404
9798200111411
9781400115990
Publisher:
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
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