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Beowulf / a translation and commentary, together with Sellic spell by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien.
Contributor
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973, translator, author.
Edition Statement:First U.S. edition.
ImprintBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Descriptionxiv, 425 pages ; 22 cm
Note:Introduction to the translation -- Beowulf -- Notes on the text of the translation -- Introductory notes to the commentary -- Commentary -- Sellic Spell -- The lay of Beowulf.
Note:Presents the prose translation of the Old English epic that Tolkien created as a young man, along with selections from lectures on the poem he gave later in life and a story and poetry he wrote in the style of folklore on the poem's themes.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973, translator, author. | Tolkien, Christopher, editor. | Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 Lectures Selections. | Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 Sellic spell. | Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 Lay of Beowulf. |
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Beowulf. | Epic poetry, English (Old) | Monsters -- Poetry. | Dragons -- Poetry. | Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism. | Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature. | Civilization, Medieval, in literature. | Scandinavia -- Poetry. |
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Epic poetry. | |