{"product_id":"beowulf-a-dual-language-edition-9781400096220","title":"Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first major poem in English literature - Translated by Howell D. Chickering with the Old English on facing pages\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeading \u003ci\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/i\u003escholar Howell D. Chickering's fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003ean introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003ea guide to reading aloud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003ea chart of royal genealogies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003enotes on the background of the poem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003ecritical commentary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eglosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003ean extensive bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16613000\"\u003eHowell D. Chickering\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400096220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400096227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHOWELL D. CHICKERING is the G. Armour Craig Professor of Language and Literature, Emeritus at Amherst College. His critical essays, chiefly on medieval English poetry, have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eThe Chaucer Review, Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, The Kenyon Review, Philological Quarterly, PMLA, Speculum, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eViator.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699225891053,"sku":"9781400096220","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/beowulf-a-dual-language-edition-9781400096220","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}