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Paperback. Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. This acclaimed translation is complemented by a critical introduction and substantial editorial apparatus. Editor(s): O'Donoghue, Heather. Translator(s): Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map, time chart, genealogical table. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555291
ISBN
9780199555291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. This edition contains explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, which expand on the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be of use to both students and the general reader. Series: Manchester Medieval Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719051463
ISBN
9780719051463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811137
ISBN
9781554811137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Seamus Heaney's best-selling ?Beowulf? is now wedded to more than one hundred glorious images. Translator(s): Heaney, Seamus. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 color and 41 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co New York
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330106
ISBN
9780393330106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. Describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior. This book opens with an introduction to "Beowulf" and the critical debates surrounding it. The poem itself is presented with footnotes. A selection of related poetry, an illustrated chapter on Anglo-Saxon archaeology, and a full glossary are also included. Editor(s): Mitchell, Bruce; Robinson, Fred C. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631172260
ISBN
9780631172260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. This translation of Beowulf was made in the last years of the 1940s and was published in hardback by the Hand and Flower Press in 1952. In the present Carcanet edition, poem and introduction have been kept the same. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545883
ISBN
9781857545883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. Tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, then with Grendel's avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Translator(s): Alexander, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages, genealogy tables, maps. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449310
ISBN
9780140449310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. The text of this edition of Beowulf is based on the highly regarded Donaldson prose translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem. Editor(s): Howe, Nicholas. Translator(s): Donaldson, E. Talbot. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974065
ISBN
9780393974065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

Paperback.
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Laurel Leaf
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780440905608
ISBN
9780440905608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.54

hardcover. Bilingual edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper and with mylar sleeve
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux New York
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031292
ISBN
9780374111199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 65.00

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
SparkNotes
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469440
ISBN
9781411469440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 570 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ACSC; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
596
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408286036
ISBN
9781408286036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.94

Paperback. Rarely are these works translated by someone who is both a medieval scholar and a poet, and this combination makes for both fidelity to the complexity of the originals and compelling poetry in a modern idiom. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222753
ISBN
9780812222753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This is a brilliant, exemplary edition and a must-have for any serious student of the poem. Liuzza has set the standard for many years to come. Stacy S. Klein, Rutgers University Editor(s): Liuzza, R. M. Translator(s): Liuzza, R. M. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810642
ISBN
9781554810642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.54

Hardcover. This recreation of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem is achieved by retelling it in modern verse form; by providing pictorial images of the world of Germanic antiquity, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon art, artifacts and scenery; by supplying an historical and geographical commentary on the times. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2ABA; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300048766
ISBN
9780300048766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.10
€ 45.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 15. Weight in Grams: 91.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451530967
ISBN
9780451530967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. Dimension: 209 x 155. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393320978
ISBN
9780393320978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Composed between the seventh and tenth centuries, this work is the narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. It is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and living on in the exhausted aftermath. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main - bilingual edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230419
ISBN
9780571230419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. A warrior sails to a distant land, to a once great hall plagued by a murderous enemy: the monster Grendel. Can the hero Beowulf defeat his blood-thirsty foe, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards? The Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous new translation. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penned in the Margins United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908058140
ISBN
9781908058140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HARPER COLLINS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780007590094
ISBN
9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.61

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