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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Beowulf: A New Verse Rendering by Douglas Wilson

Beowulf: A New Verse Rendering by Douglas Wilson

Wilson, Douglas

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 159128130X
ISBN13: 9781591281306
Publisher: Canon Press
Published: Oct 1 2013
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Hear the song of spear-Danes from sunken years, Kings had courage then, the kings of all tribes, We have heard their heroics, we hold them in memory. So begins a dark, but sturdy epic full of warriors, dragons, monsters of the deep, mead halls, and mounds of treasure. Beowulf is the great Norse epic poem, and one of the great inspirations for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In this bold and truly innovative translation, Douglas Wilson reproduces the alliteration and stresses of the original, though being more dynamic with particular wording. This is without question the most musical translation of Beowulf, one which many readers will return to again and again if they want to get the feel of the original Anglo-Saxon.

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