{"product_id":"beowulf-paperback","title":"Beowulf - 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\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRoberta Frank\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore there was \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, there was \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Beowulf\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable--reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. As a work of art, it is unique. \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e rings with beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for a thousand years. The noble simplicity of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by Burton Raffel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Translated and with an Introduction by Burton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e and an Afterword by Roberta Frank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e has taught English, classics, and comparative literature at universities in the United States, Israel, and Canada. His books include translations of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Vietnamese\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen Centuries of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetry of Osip Emilevich Mandelstam \u003c\/i\u003e(with Alla Burago), \u003ci\u003e Poems from the Old English\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Annotated Milton\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Raffel practiced law on Wall Street and taught in the Ford Foundation's English Language Teacher Training Project in Indonesia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoberta Frank\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMarie Borroff Professor of English and Linguistics at Yale University, works in all aspects--literary, historical, and archaeological--of early England and Scandinavia. She has written widely on \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, including \"A Scandal in Toronto: The Dating of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e a Quarter-Century On\" (2007).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.7 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beowulf\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302492598374,"sku":"9780451530967","price":13.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QThTOVlML0NSeStlbFFwSTVZdVpuQT09.webp?v=1767480924","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/beowulf-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}