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Beowulf
Meghan Purvis
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Description for Beowulf
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.
PBS Recommended Translation for Spring 2013
The Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous contemporary translation. Written across a range of poetic forms and voices, this rendering captures the thrust and gore of battle, the sinister fens and moorlands of Dark Age Denmark, and the treasures and glories of the mead-hall. But can the hero defeat his blood-thirsty foes, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards?
Combining faithful translation with innovative re-workings and poems from alternative viewpoints, Purvis has created an exciting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penned in the Margins United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908058140
SKU
V9781908058140
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-5
About Meghan Purvis
Meghan Purvis received her MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2006, where she is currently finishing her PhD. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Rialto, The Frogmore Papers, and Magma. She won the 2011 Times Stephen Spender Prize for an excerpt from her translation of Beowulf; another poem was commended. She lives ... Read more
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