{"product_id":"9781400096220","title":"Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first major poem in English literature, \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading \u003ci\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/i\u003escholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.’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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean introduction a guide to reading aloud a chart of royal genealogies notes on the background of the poem critical commentary glosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original an extensive bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040792101104,"sku":"9781400096220","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400096220_p0.jpg?v=1763712010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400096220","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}