Description
| Product ID: | 9780719051463 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Beowulf |
| Subtitle: | Revised Edition |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Swanton |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Anglo-Saxon |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating New, up-to-date bibliography which should give this edition another twenty years of life.. Excellent, scholarly introduction which focusses on the values and social relevance of the poem.. Explanatory notes drawing on archaeological sources.. Prose translation. This edition contains explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, which expand on the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be of use to both students and the general reader. |
| Imprint Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1997-05-08 |