{"product_id":"beowulf-a-dual-language-edition-paperback","title":"Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHowell D. Chickering\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major poem in English literature, \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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeading \u003ci\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/i\u003escholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.'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\u003ean introduction\u003cbr\u003ea guide to reading aloud\u003cbr\u003ea chart of royal genealogies\u003cbr\u003enotes on the background of the poem\u003cbr\u003ecritical commentary\u003cbr\u003eglosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original\u003cbr\u003ean extensive bibliography\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis presentation of the translation and the Old English Text on facing pages allows the reader to approach the first major poem in English literature in a fresh and exciting new way. Includes a Guide to Reading Aloud, Introduction, Commentary and notes for translation from the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowell D. Chickering, Jr., is the G. Armour Craig Professor of Language and Literature 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44307834110054,"sku":"9781400096220","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bWlSd3krUGdZSlVSMDY1MHYwUGgvZz09.webp?v=1767758133","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/beowulf-a-dual-language-edition-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}