Beowulf
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The epic poem of war and adventure.
Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. But no one knows exactly when it was composed, or by whom, or why. As a social document this great epic reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death.
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Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. But no one knows exactly when it was composed, or by whom, or why. As a social document this great epic reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death.
* Burton Raf... More
Book Information
Publisher | Signet Book |
Binding | Mass Market Paperback (21 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 160 |
ISBN-10 | 0451527402 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451527400 |
Publication Date | 09/01/1999 |
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About Burton Raffel (Introduction, Translator) : Burton Raffel is a published author, editor, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Burton Raffel include Beowulf (Signet Classics (Paperback)).
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