Beowulf

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Mentor, Aug 5, 1987 - Fiction - 159 pages
The earliest extant poem in a modern European language, Beowulf was composed 400 years before the Norman Conquest. As a social document, this great epic poem reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death. As a work of art, it rings with a beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for more than twelve centuries.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
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GLOSSARY OF NAMES
149
GENEALOGIES
Copyright

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