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1) Beowulf
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English
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A New York Times Bestseller and Whitbread Book of the Year. Heaney's performance reminds us that Beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac 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. He then returns to his...
2) Grendel
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English
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The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic BEOWULF, tells his side of the story.
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English
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It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings-but just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea....
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac 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. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. In...
6) Beowulf
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers. The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages -- and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful illustrations. Grendel's black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero's final, fatal battle against...
7) Beowulf
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The noble simplicity of the epic's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in a vivid verse translation.
10) Beowulf
Publisher
Mentor
Pub. Date
c1963
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel.
11) Beowulf
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English
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Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.
14) Beowulf
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Publisher
Spark Pub
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Each Sparknote contains: complete plot summary and analysis; key facts about the work; author's historical context; analysis of major characters; suggested essay topics; themes, motifs and symbols; explanation of important quotations; and review questions.
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Kid Beowulf volume 3
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Inspired by the epic poem Beowulf, Kid Beowulf follows the journey of 12-year-old twin brothers, Beowulf and Grendel, as they travel to distant lands and meet fellow epic heroes therein.
17) Beowulf
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
An Anglo-Saxon alliterative epic poem of the early 8th century A.D. based on Norse legends and historical events.
18) Beowulf
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel
19) Beowulf
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of the Beowulf story
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