Beowulf
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2.8 • 19 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Beowulf is the conventional title[1] of an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature to the fact that it is the oldest surviving epic poem of Old English and also the earliest vernacular English literature.
Customer Reviews
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Old English Edition
If you want a copy of Beowulf in the original Old English this version edited by Sharp and Harrison in the 19th century is a very good one. The forwards are interesting in themselves.