Beowulf: A Verse Translation: A Norton Critical Edition: 0 (Norton Critical Editions)

by Daniel Donoghue (Author), Daniel Donoghue (Author), Seamus Heaney (Author)

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  2019

  $9.15

  This Norton Critical Edition includes:
  
  
  * Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's poetic translation of the great Anglo-Saxon epic-winner of the Whitbread Prize-along with his translator's introduction.
  * Detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody by Daniel Donoghue.
  * More than two dozen visuals, including, new to the Second Edition, a fine selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard.
  * A rich array of Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilization materials, providing student readers with Beowulf's cultural and historical context.
  * Nine critical interpretations, three of them new to the Second Edition.
  * A glossary of personal names and a selected bibliography.
  
  About the Series
  
  Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.