Constance Hieatt
Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
Mass Market Paperback
(Bantam Classics Aug. 1, 1988)
Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world–somber, vast, and magnificent.
- ISBN
- 0553213474 / 9780553213478
- Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 3.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 0.4
in.