{"product_id":"2940170744756","title":"Beowulf","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhen sleep was at its deepest, night at its blackest, up from the mist-filled marsh came Grendel stalking...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThus begins the battle between good and evil, for lying in wait and anxious to challenge the ogre Grendel is a young man, strong-willed and fire-hearted. This man is Beowulf, whose heroic dragon-slaying deeds were sung in the courts of Anglo-Saxon England more than a thousand years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e is our only native English heroic epic. In the figure of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior, and his struggles against monsters, the unknown author depicts the life and outlook of a pagan age. The poem is a subtle blending of themes-the conflict of good and evil, and an examination of heroism. Its skillful arrangement of incidents and use of contrast and parallel show it to be the product of a highly sophisticated culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis version of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e is the translation by Francis B. Gummere.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150784348400,"sku":"2940170744756","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170744756_p0.jpg?v=1763716402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170744756","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}