This reprint of Morgan's popular and well-respected 1952 modern English translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic captures a taut expression of the poem's themes of danger, voyaging, displacement, loyalty, and loss. Morgan provides a fluid, modern voice from this medieval masterwork while retaining a clear authenticity, making it highly accessible to the contemporary reader.
Beowulf: A Verse Translation into Modern English
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Author(s)Edwin Morgan
PublisherCarcanet Press Ltd.
ISBN / ASIN1857545885
ISBN-139781857545883
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,044,708
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸