Beowulf (Broadview Literary Texts) - Softcover

Liuzza, Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551111896 ISBN 13: 9781551111896

Publisher: Broadview Press, 1999

Synopsis

The classic story of Beowulf, hero and dragon-slayer, appears here in a new translation accompanied by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. These and other documents sketching some of the cultural forces behind the poem's final creation will help readers see Beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an early English meditation on the bridges and chasms between the pagan past and the Christian present. A generous sample of other modern versions of Beowulf sheds light on the process of translating the poem.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The Broadview Literary Texts series is an effort to represent the ever-changing canon of literature in English by bringing together texts long regarded as classics with valuable, though lesser-known literature.

About the Author:

R.M. Liuzza (Associate Professor of English, Tulane University) is the author of The Old English Version of the Gospels (Oxford, 1994).

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1551111896
• ISBN 13: 9781551111896
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Liuzza Roy