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Beowulf
Beowulf
Author: Burton Raffel (Translator)
Song of Wars and Kings Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language. It was composed in England four centuries before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable -- reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death. As a work of art it is quite uni...  more »
ISBN: 154829
Publication Date: 1963
Pages: 159
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Publisher: Mentor and Plume Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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The great Classic story from the time the Germans and English spoke the same language. It is the start of both literatures, even though it is about a "swedish" Geat king and warrior.
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you can't go wrong with a classic.
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Classic, read by most in high school or college


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