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Author:

Beowulf English.

Title:

Beowulf : a translation and commentary / J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Publisher:

Mariner Books

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiv, 425 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Beowulf.
Epic poetry, English (Old.)
Epic poetry, English (Old.)--History and criticism.
Monsters--Poetry.
Dragons--Poetry.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
Scandinavia--Poetry.

Other Authors:

Tolkien, J. R. R, 1892-1973, author., (John Ronald Reuel.)
Tolkien, Christopher, editor.

Contents:

Introduction to the translation -- Beowulf -- Notes on the text of the translation -- Introductory notes to the commentary -- Commentary -- Sellic spell -- The lay of Beowulf.

Summary:

Presents the prose translation of the Old English epic that Tolkien created as a young man, along with selections from lectures on the poem he gave later in life and a story and poetry he wrote in the style of folklore on the poem's themes.

ISBN:

0544570308
9780544570306

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898052435

Locations:

NVPB663 -- Riceville Public Library (Riceville)