Beowulf
Burton Raffel
(Author)
Description
Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet is dated between the 8th and the early 11th century.Product Details
Price
$9.54
Publisher
Bibliotech Press
Publish Date
January 01, 2012
Pages
104
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.25 inches | 0.36 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781618950130
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About the Author
Burton Raffel is Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Emeritus. He is the translator of many works, including Gargantua and Pantagruel (awarded the French-American Foundation Translation Prize), Pere Goriot, Beowulf, and the five romances of Chrétien de Troyes.
