{"product_id":"beowulf-translation-and-commentary-expanded-edition","title":"Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of a hero's fight against monsters and sets it against a complex background of political intrigue and tribal warfare. Situated in sixth-century Scandinavia, the poem brings to life a magnificent world that fuses history with fantasy. Tom Shippey's new translation of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, reflecting a lifetime of engagement with the poem, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003emakes its story clearer and more compelling than it has ever been. The original Old English text of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/em\u003eis included along with an extensive and innovative commentary, which guides the reader passage-by-passage through the poem and its criticism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the text, translation, and commentary, this volume contains an extensive bibliography, a translator's preface, and an appended essay by Tom Shippey on \"Tolkien and \u003cem\u003eBeowulf-\u003c\/em\u003eA Lifelong Involvement.\" The 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition (revised and expanded) adds new texts and translations (by Tom Shippey) of \u003cem\u003eWaldere\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eHildebrandslied\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eFight at Finnsburg\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1961361140\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781961361140\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Shippey, Tom, Neidorf, Leonard\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Uppsala Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Uppsala Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Feb 2024)","offer_id":46080144933061,"sku":"9781961361140","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2024)","offer_id":46080144965829,"sku":"9781961361157","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781961361140.jpg?v=1776034768","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/beowulf-translation-and-commentary-expanded-edition","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}