Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition)

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Beowulf, 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 ofBeowulf, reflecting a lifetime of engagement with the poem,makes its story clearer and more compelling than it has ever been. The original Old English text ofBeowulfis included along with an extensive and innovative commentary, which guides the reader passage-by-passage through the poem and its criticism. In 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 andBeowulf-A Lifelong Involvement." The 2ndedition (revised and expanded) adds new texts and translations (by Tom Shippey) ofWaldere, theHildebrandslied, and theFight at Finnsburg.

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