{"product_id":"beowulf-an-updated-verse-translation-9780060573782","title":"Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle--the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel--the first true masterpiece of English literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There are lots of translations of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e floating around, some prose, some poetry, but none manages to capture the feel and tone of the original as well as this one.\" -- Dick Ringler, Professor of English and Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No self-respecting college professor will want his students to be without it. . . . Renditions in modern English haven't taken the poetry of the original very seriously--but what a shock now that someone has! With the subtle rules of alliteration, stress, and pause in place--and with a translator bold enough to invent his own vigorous and imaginative compound nouns--the poem suddenly takes flight and carries us to the highest mountains of achievement.\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Rebsamen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060573782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebsamen, Frederick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Rebsamen was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Arkansas, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099458175091,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":13.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a2eabfd1-dea5-45ec-a5b4-aa8ddbc9e870.jpg?v=1748699874","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/beowulf-an-updated-verse-translation-9780060573782","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}