{"product_id":"9781400096220","title":"Beowulf","description":"By: Howell D. Chickering     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major poem in English literature • Translated by Howell D. Chickering with the Old English on facing pages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading \u003ci\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/i\u003escholar Howell D. Chickering’s fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003ean introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003ea guide to reading aloud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003ea chart of royal genealogies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003enotes on the background of the poem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003ecritical commentary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eglosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003ean extensive bibliography","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46860186353891,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781400096220","price":109.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781400096220.jpg?v=1754260758","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9781400096220","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}