Beowulf

Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0192833200
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Beowulf

Beowulf by Kevin Crossley-Holland, Beowulf Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Beowulf books, Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing first the terrifying, demonic monster Grendel, and then Grendel's infuriated and vengeful mother. A lifetime later, Beowulf's own kingdom, Geatland, is threatened by a fiery dragon; Beowulf heroically takes on this challenge, but himself dies killing the dragon. The poem celebrates the virtues of the heroic life, but Hrothgar and Beowulf are beacons of wisdom and courage in a dark world of feuds, violence and uncertainty, and Beowulf's selfless heroism is set against a background of ruthless power struggles, fratricide and tyranny. This acclaimed translation is complemented by a critical introduction and substantial editorial apparatus. `The poem has at last found its translator . . .supremely well done' Charles Causley

Language: en
Pages: 128

Beowulf

Authors: Kevin Crossley-Holland

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-01-21 - Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks

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Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king

Language: en
Pages: 106

Beowulf

Authors: Albert W. Haley

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 1978 - Publisher: Branden Publishing Company

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A version of the legend of Beowulf chronicles the epic struggle of the hero against the sinister monster, Grendel

Language: en
Pages: 204

Beowulf

Authors: Albert W. Haley

Categories: Beowulf

Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

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Beowulf, a young warrior of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, king of the Danes, in his time of need. He first fights the hellish Grendel, then struggles with Grendel's no less fearsome mother in her hall beneath the cold waters of the mere. More than fifty years