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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393938379
ISBN-139780393938371
eBay Product ID (ePID)2309314374
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleBeowulf: a Verse Translation, 2nd Norton Critical Edition
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicGeneral, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
GenrePoetry
AuthorSeamus Heaney
Book SeriesNorton Critical Editions Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-033807
Series Volume Number0
Edition DescriptionCritical
Synopsis"Accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right." --New York Times Book Review, 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., "Accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right." --New York Times Book Review "Excellent ancillary materials in this critical edition make a potentially alienating text and culture accessible and engaging." --Tim Melnarik, California State University, San Bernardino, "Accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right." -- New York Times Book Review "Excellent ancillary materials in this critical edition make a potentially alienating text and culture accessible and engaging." --Tim Melnarik, California State University, San Bernardino
LC Classification NumberPR1583.H43 2019
