Beowulf: A Verse Translation - A Norton Critical Edition
Verlag | Norton |
Auflage | 2019 |
Seiten | 344 |
Format | 13,2 x 21,2 x 1,8 cm |
Gewicht | 296 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9780393938371 |
Bestell-Nr | 39393837EA |
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 civilisation 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.