Beowulf

  • Beowulf: A New Verse Rendering
    By Douglas Wilson

    This is without question the most musical translation of Beowulf, one which many readers will return to again and again if they wish to get an idea of the feel of the original Anglo-Saxon.

  • Beowulf: A Verse Translation
    By Anonymous

    Beowulf first rescues the royal house of Denmark from two marauding monsters, then returns to rule his people for 50 years, ultimately losing his life in a battle to defend the Geats from a dragon's rampage.

  • Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh
    By Heather O'Donoghue

    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.

  • Beowulf: Revised Edition
    By Michael Swanton

    A new version of the legend of Beowulf chronicles the epic struggle of the hero against the sinister monster, Grendel

  • Beowulf: An Illustrated Edition
    By John D Niles

    A best-selling translation of the classic epic is complemented by lavish photographs and illustrations of period relics, from Viking warships and chain mail suits to spearheads and a reconstruction of the Great Hall.

  • Beowulf
    By Michael Morpurgo

    Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saves the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and then from his sea-hag mother.

  • Beowulf: A Dual-language Edition
    By Howell D. Chickering

    A bilingual edition of the Old English epic poem features the Old English and modern translation of facing pages and chronicles the exploits of the great hero Beowulf in his battles with supernatural monsters. Reprint.

  • Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation
    By Frederick Rebsamen

    A verse translation of the first great narrative poem in the English language that captures the feeling and tone of the original.

  • Beowulf: A New Translation
    By Maria Dahvana Headley

    A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Mere Wife "Brash and belligerent, lunatic and invigorating, with passages of sublime poetry punctuated by obscenities and social-media shorthand." ...

  • Beowulf: Monster Slayer
    By Paul D. Storrie

    In graphic novel format, retells the story of the warrior Beowulf who fought the monster Grendel and his mother, but who succumbed as an old man to a dragon's poison.

  • Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell
    By John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

    He looks closely at the dragon that would slay Beowulf 'snuffling in baffled rage and injured greed when he discovers the theft of the cup'; but he rebuts the notion that this is 'a mere treasure story', 'just another dragon tale'.

  • Beowulf
    By Santiago GarcĂ­a

    BEOWULF tells of the tale of a Scandinavian hero in lands that would become what is now Denmark and Sweden.

  • Beowulf
    By Beowulf, R. K. Gordon

    Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people of southern Sweden.

  • Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

    The epic poem Beowulf is the tale of the life and great deeds of Beowulf, hero of the Geats. The first half of the poem focuses on Beowulf's aid to...

  • Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
    By Anonymous

    Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

  • Beowulf: An Anglo-saxon Epic Poem
    By John Lesslie Hall

    Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem By John Lesslie Hall

  • Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem (Annotated)
    By J Lesslie Hall

    After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland and later becomes king of the Geats.

  • Beowulf: An Anglo Saxon Epic Poem Translated by J. Lesslie Hall
    By Anonymous

    The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating is for the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025.[2] Scholars call the anonymous author the "Beowulf poet".[3] The story is set in pagan ...

  • Beowulf
    By Francis Barton Gummere

    The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades.

  • Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem - Primary Source Edition
    By John Lesslie Hall

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either...