2003, ISBN: 9780140449310

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Penguin Books Ltd], "Alexander's translation is marked by a conviction that it is possible to be both ambitious and faithful [and] ...communicates the poem with a … More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Penguin Books Ltd], "Alexander's translation is marked by a conviction that it is possible to be both ambitious and faithful [and] ...communicates the poem with a care which goes beyond fidelity-to-meaning and reaches fidelity of implication. May it go on ... to another half-million copies." - Tom Shippey, Bulletin of the International Association of University Professors of EnglishBeowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, then with Grendel's avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Through its blend of myth and history, Beowulf vividly evokes a twilight world in which men and supernatural forces live side by side. And it celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in a transient world.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 208, [GW: 160g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

2003, ISBN: 9780140449310

Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with t… More...

Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. It tells the story of the heroic Beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster Grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, then with Grendel's avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Through its blend of myth and history, Beowulf vividly evokes a twilight world in which men and supernatural forces live side by side. And it celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in a transient world."Alexander's translation is marked by a conviction that it is possible to be both ambitious and faithful [and] ...communicates the poem with a care which goes beyond fidelity-to-meaning and reaches fidelity of implication. May it go on ... to another half-million copies." - Tom Shippey, Bulletin of the International Association of University Professors of English Books Michael Alexander|Paperback|Penguin Books Ltd|27/02/2003, Penguin Books Ltd<

2003, ISBN: 9780140449310

Editor: Alexander, Michael, Introduction: Alexander, Michael, Translator: Alexander, Michael, Penguin Classics, Paperback, Auflage: Revised ed. 208 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-02-27T00:00:01… More...

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