Description: This Norton Critical Edition includes: • Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney’s poetic translation of the great Anglo-Saxon epic—winner of the Whitbread Prize—along with his translator’s introduction. • Detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody by Daniel Donoghue. • More than two dozen visuals, including, new to the Second Edition, a fine selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard. • A rich array of Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilization materials, providing student readers with Beowulf’s cultural and historical context. • Nine critical interpretations, three of them new to the Second Edition. • A glossary of personal names and a selected bibliography. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
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EAN: 9780393938371
UPC: 9780393938371
ISBN: 9780393938371
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Item Length: 21.1 cm
Book Title: Beowulf: a Verse Translation
Item Height: 213mm
Item Width: 130mm
Author: Daniel Donoghue
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Literature
Publisher: Ww Norton & Co
Publication Year: 2019
Item Weight: 286g
Number of Pages: 344 Pages