| #2376 in Books | Raffel, Burton (TRN) | 2008-06-03 | 2008-06-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.81 x.47 x4.19l,.19 | Binding: Mass Market Paperback | 176 pages
||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Beowulf easier to read than I imagined|By Sharon|The author of this translation of Beowulf explained how this book was translated through the years. The author of the actual book is unknown and several people through the years have tried to come as close to a precise translation as possible. This translator referred to as many prior translations as possible in addition to the|About the Author|Translator Burton Raffel has taught English, classics, and comparative literature at universities in the United States, Israel, and Canada. His books include translations of Beowulf, The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anw
Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf... SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable—reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art, it is unique. Beowulf...
