Beowulf by Michael Swanton

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Beowulf by Michael Swanton

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Summary

This edition contains explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, which expand on the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be of use to both students and the general reader.

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Beowulf by Michael Swanton

New, up-to-date bibliography which should give this edition another twenty years of life.. Excellent, scholarly introduction which focusses on the values and social relevance of the poem.. Explanatory notes drawing on archaeological sources.. Prose translation. -- .

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ISBN 13 9780719051463
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Title Beowulf
Author Michael Swanton
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 1997-05-08
Number of pages 224
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