Beowulf / translated by Stephen Mitchell.

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"Beowulf tells the story of a Scandinavian hero who defeats three evil creatures--a huge, cannibalistic ogre named Grendel, Grendel's monstrous mother, and a dragon--and then dies, mortally wounded during his last encounter. If the definition of a superhero is "someone who uses his special powers to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mitchell, Stephen, 1943- (Translator)
Language:English
English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
Language of the Original:
English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
Language and/or Writing System:
Parallel text on facing pages in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) and English.
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Beowulf, > King of the Geats > Poetry.
Grendel > (Monster) > Poetry.
Beowulf, > King of the Geats.
Grendel > (Monster)
Beowulf.
Scandinavia > Poetry.
Scandinavia.
Dragons > Poetry.
Heroes > Poetry.
Epic poetry, English (Old)
Dragons.
Heroes.
Poetry.
Genre:
Poetry.
Physical Description:xxxi, 225 pages : map, genealogical tables ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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